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Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race Winners 1990 to 1999
The Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race in December is an icon of Australia’s summer sport. The course covers a distance of 628 nautical miles from Sydney Harbour to the East coast of Australia, Bass Strait, the Tasmanian east coast, Storm Bay, Derwent River and finally Battery Point in Hobart, Tasmania.
Line Honours goes to the first yacht to cross the finishing line. The Overall Winner is determined by each yacht's finish time adjusted by several factors. As a result, the fastest boat is often not the Overall Winner.
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About the Race |
Race Winners by Year |
Present - 2000 1990 - 1999 |
1980 - 1989 1970 - 1979 |
1960 - 1969 1945 - 1959 |
Overall Winner = ow Line Honour = lh
Time is shown as DD:HH:MM:SS Days:Hours:Minutes (and Seconds where available)
| TIME | YACHT NAME | DESIGNER | |
| 55th Race — 1999 — 79 starting fleet size | |||
| na ow 1:19:48 lh |
Yendys Nokia |
Geoff Ross, NSW S Myralf/M Spies, Denmark |
Bruce Farr, NZ-USA Philippe Brand, France |
| 54th Race — 1998 — 115 starting fleet size | |||
| na ow 2:20:03:05 lh |
Afr Midnight Rambler Sayonara |
E Psaltis/B Thomas, NSW Larry Ellison, USA |
Robert Hick, VIC Bruce Farr, NZ-USA |
| 53rd Race — 1997 — 114 starting fleet size | |||
| na ow 2:23:37 lh |
Beau Geste Brindabella |
K Kwok, Hong Kong/China George Snow, ACT |
Bruce Farr, NZ-USA Scott Jutson, Australia |
| 52nd Race — 1996 — 95 starting fleet size | |||
| na ow 2:14:07 lh |
Ausmaid Morning Glory |
George Gjergia, VIC Hasso Plattner, Germany |
Bruce Farr, NZ-USA Reichel/Pugh, USA |
| 51st Race — 1995 — 98 starting fleet size | |||
| na ow 3:00:54 lh |
Terra Firma Sayonara |
S. Carlile/Dean Wilson, VIC Larry Ellison, USA |
Iain Murray, NSW Bruce Farr, NZ-USA |
| 50th Race — 1994 — 371 starting fleet size | |||
| na ow 2:17:48 lh |
Raptor Tasmania |
A. Eichenauer, Germany Robert Clifford, TAS |
Iain Murray, NSW Bruce Farr, NZ-USA |
| 49th Race — 1993 *— 104 starting fleet | |||
| na ow/ior na ow/ims 4:00:54 lh |
IOR: Wild Oats IMS: Cuckoos Nest Ninety Seven |
R. Hickman/B. Foye, NSW Nigel Holman, NSW Andrew Strachan, NSW |
Bruce Farr, NZ-USA David Lyons, NSW Bruce Farr, NZ-USA |
| 48th Race — 1992 *— 110 starting fleet | |||
| na ow/ior 2:15:44:57 ow/ims 2:19:19 lh |
IOR: Ragamuffin IMS: Assassin NZ Endeavour |
Syd Fischer, NSW John Crawford, NSW Grant Dalton, NZ |
Bruce Farr, NZ-USA Bruce Farr, NZ-USA Bruce Farr, NZ-USA |
| 47th Race — 1991 *— 99 starting fleet | |||
| 2:20:05 ow/ior 2:21:15 ow/ims 3:01:14 lh |
IOR: Atara IMS: She's Apples II Brindabella |
H Cudmore/J Storey, Ireland David Strong, NSW George Snow, ACT |
Bruce Farr, NZ-USA John King, NSW Bruce Farr, NZ-USA |
| 46th Race — 1990 — 105 starting fleet size | |||
| 2:19:44:32 ow 2:21:05 lh |
Sagacious V Ragamuffin |
Gary Appleby, NSW Syd Fischer, NSW |
Bruce Farr, NZ German Frers, Argentina |
* The International Offshore Rules (ORC) were superseded by the International
Measurement System (IMS). This resulted in two Overall Winners in 1993, 1992 and 1991
