2007 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race

63rd Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race
Date	26–30 December 2007
Defender	Wild Oats XI
Number of yachts	82
Coordinates	33°51.35′S 151°12.40′E / 33.85583°S 151.20667°ECoordinates: 33°51.35′S 151°12.40′E / 33.85583°S 151.20667°E- 42°52.7′S 147°19.58′E / 42.8783°S 147.32633°E
Winner	Wild Oats XI
Official website	https://web.archive.org/web/20091030152304/http://rolexsydneyhobart.com/default.asp

The 2007 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race, sponsored by Rolex, was the 63rd annual running of the "blue water classic" Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race. As in past editions of the race, it was hosted by the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia based in Sydney, New South Wales. As with previous Sydney to Hobart Yacht Races, the 2007 edition began on Sydney Harbour, at Noon on Boxing Day (26 December 2007), before heading south for 630 nautical miles (1,170 km) through the Tasman Sea, past Bass Strait, into Storm Bay and up the River Derwent, to cross the finish line in Hobart, Tasmania.

The 2007 fleet comprised 82 starters, including eight international entries of which 79 completed the race and three yachts retired. It was a notable race for Wild Oats XI equalling Morna/Kurrewa IV's record of three consecutive line honours victories, which Morna achieved in 1946, 1947 and 1948. The American yacht, Rosebud, won the IRC handicap race and, thus, the Tattersalls Cup as the overall winner of the 2007 race.

2007 fleet

82 yachts registered to begin the 2007 Sydney to Hobart Yacht race. They are:

Yacht	Nation	Owner	Skipper	Launch year
AFR Midnight Rambler	(NSW)	Ed Psaltis	Ed Psaltis	2002
Alacrity	(QLD)	Matthew Percy	Matthew Percy	2004
Another Challenge	(VIC)	Chris Lewin	Chris Lewin	2000
Another Fiasco	(QLD)	Damian Suckling	Damian Suckling	1994
Aurora	(NSW)	Jim Holley	Jim Holley	1983
Balance	(NSW)	Paul Clitheroe	Paul Clitheroe	2006
Bear Necessity	(NSW)	Andrew & Pauline Dally	Andrew Dally	2007
Berrimilla	(NSW)	Alex Whitworth	Alex Whitworth	1977
Capriccio of Rhu		Michele Colenso	Andrew Poole	1987
Challenge	(VIC)	Lou Abrahams	Lou Abrahams	2004
Chutzpah	(VIC)	Bruce Taylor	Bruce Taylor	2007
City Index Leopard		Mike Slade	Mike Slade	2007
Cougar II	(VIC)	Alan Whiteley	Alan Whiteley	2005
Decosolmarine Sailplane		Decosol Marine	John Danby/Robert Bottomley	1999
Dehler Magic	(QLD)	Greg Tobin/Charlie Preen	Greg Tobin/Charlie Preen	2000
DHL - The Daily Telegraph	(NSW)	Kookaburra Challenge P/L	Mitch Booth	1997
Eleni	(NSW)	Tony Levett	Tony Levett	2003
Endorfin	(NSW)	Peter Mooney	Peter Mooney	2006
First Light	(NSW)	Nicolas Ewald & Susan Rice	Nicolas Ewald	1981
Flying Fish - Arctos	(NSW)	Flying Fish Properties	Andy Fairclough/James Dobie	2001
George Gregan Foundation	(NSW)	Peter Goldsworthy	David Witt	2001
Georgia	(VIC)	John Williams/Graeme Ainley	John Williams	2000
Getaway Sailing 2	(VIC)	Peter Tarimo	Jay Pettifer	2000
Global Yacht Racing - Kioni	(NSW)	Kioni Sailing Services P/L	Richard Falk	2001
Goldfinger	(VIC)	Peter Blake & Kate Mitchell	Peter Blake	2002
Helsal IV	(TAS)	Tony Fisher	Rob Fisher	1986
Huckleberry	(WA)	Steve Humphries	Steve Humphries	1982
Hugo Boss II		Alex Thomson Racing	Ross Daniel	2001
Iataia		Marcos Rodriguez	Marc Rosenfeld	2004
Ichi Ban	(NSW)	Matt Allen	Matt Allen	2005
IMAREX	(NSW)	Marc & Louis Ryckmans	Ola Strand Andersen	2000
Impeccable	(NSW)	John Walker	John Walker	1980
Inner Circle	(NSW)	Ken Robinson/Darren Cooney	Ken Robinson	1987
Jazz		Chris Bull	Chris Bull	2003
Knee Deep	(WA)	Philip Childs/Frank Van Ruth	Philip Childs	1999
Krakatoa II	(NSW)	Rod Skellet	Rod Skellet	2006
Limit	(WA)	Alan Brierty	Roger Hickman	2002
Living Doll	(VIC)	Michael Hiatt	Michael Hiatt	2005
Matangi	(TAS)	David Stephenson	David Stephenson	1989
Morna	(NSW)	Greg Zyner	Greg Zyner	1995
Mr Beaks Ribs	(NSW)	David Beak	David Beak	2004
Mr Kite	(NSW)	Andrew Buckland/Andrew Hunn	Andrew Buckland/Andrew Hunn	2005
Namadgi	(ACT)	Canberra Ocean Racing Club	Rick Scott-Murphy	2003
Noonmark VI		Sir Geoffrey Mulcahy	Mike Gilburt	1998
Palandri Wines Minds Eye	(WA)	Brad Skeggs	Brad Skeggs	2006
Papillon	(NSW)	Phil Molony	Phil Molony	2005
Patrice Six	(NSW)	Adrian Dunphy	Adrian Dunphy/ Tony Kirby
Phillip's Foote Witchdoctor	(NSW)	The Rum Consortium	Maurie Cameron	1979
Pirelli	(NSW)	Martin James	Les Goodridge	1989
Pisces	(TAS)	David Taylor	David Taylor	1998
Pretty Fly II	(NSW)	Colin Woods	Colin Woods	2003
Pretty Woman	(NSW)	R. Hudson/M. Lockley/R. Murphy	Richard Hudson	1996
Quantum Racing	(NSW)	Ray Roberts	Ray Roberts	2007
Quetzalcoatl	(NSW)	Bruce/Hampshire/Lee-Warner/Sweetapple	Antony Sweetapple	2001
Ragamuffin	(NSW)	Syd Fischer	Syd Fischer	2004
Rosebud		Roger Sturgeon	Roger Sturgeon	2007
Rush	(VIC)	Ian and John Paterson	John Paterson	1997
Sailors With disABILITIES	(NSW)	David Pescud	David Pescud/John Hearne	2000
Salona	(NSW)	Phillip King	Phillip King	2006
Scarlet Runner	(VIC)	Robert Date	Robert Date	2001
Secret Men's Business #1	(NSW)	SMB Syndicate	Ross Trembath/R Curtis	1996
Sextant	(NSW)	Denis Doyle	Denis Doyle	1999
She	(NSW)	Peter Rodgers	Peter Rodgers	1981
Sheridan Road Rail (Tartan)	(NSW)	Ian Sanford	Ian Sanford	1984
Shogun	(VIC)	Rob Hanna	Rob Hanna	2007
Skandia	(VIC)	Grant Wharington	Grant Wharington	2003
Spirit of Koomooloo	(QLD)	Mike Freebairn	Mike Freebairn	1968
Splash Gordon	(QLD)	Stephen Ellis	Stephen Ellis	1998
Stormy Petrel	(NSW)	Kevin O'Shea	Kevin O'Shea	1970
Swan Song	(NSW)	Geoffrey Hill	Geoffrey Hill	2000
Swish	(NSW)	Steven Proud	Steven Proud	2001
The Bigger Picture	(NSW)	Mike Roberts/Anthony Hooper	Ian Douglas	2002
The Goat	(NSW)	Foye/Gordon	Bruce Foye	2003
Toyota Aurion	(NSW)	Andrew Short	Andrew Short	1993
True North	(SA)	Andrew Saies	Andrew Saies	2000
Wedgetail	(QLD)	Bill Wild	Bill Wild	2005
Wild Oats XI	(NSW)	Bob Oatley	Mark Richards	2005
Wot Yot	(NSW)	Graeme Wood	Graeme Wood	2000
Wot's Next	(NSW)	Graeme Wood	Bill Sykes	2005
Yendys	(NSW)	Geoff Ross	Geoff Ross	2006
Zen	(NSW)	Gordon Ketelbey	Gordon Ketelbey	2004
Zephyr	(NSW)	James Connell & Alex Brandon	James Connell	1984

Results

Line Honours results (Top 10)

Position	Race number	Sail number	Yacht	State/country	Yacht type	LOA (Metres)	Skipper	Elapsed time d:hh:mm:ss
1	X1	10001	Wild Oats XI	NSW	RP100	30.00	Mark Richards	1:21:24:32
2	18	GBR1R	City Index Leopard	UK	Farr Maxi	29.99	Mike Slade	1:21:51:55
3	03	AUS 03	Ichi Ban	NSW	Don Jones VO70 (ex Brunel)	21.50	Matt Allen	2:05:01:21
4	60	US60065	Rosebud	USA	Farr STP 65	20.00	Roger Sturgeon	2:06:02:02
5	89	8899	Quantum Racing	NSW	Farr Cookson 50	15.20	Ray Roberts	2:14:12:47
6	36	1836	Yendys	NSW	Reichel Pugh 55	16.80	Geoff Ross	2:14:12:49
7	70	AUS 70	Ragamuffin	NSW	TP 52	15.85	Syd Fischer	2:14:19:41
8	72	10000	Toyota Aurion V6	NSW	Jutson 79 (ex Brindabella, mod.)	24.08	Andrew Short	2:14:23:16
9	69	6952	Wot Yot	NSW	TP 52	15.85	Graeme Wood	2:17:01:05
10	10	M10	Skandia	VIC	IRC Maxi 98	30.00	Grant Wharington	2:17:23:33

Handicap results (Top 10)

Position	Sail number	Yacht	State/country	Yacht type	LOA (Metres)	Skipper	Corrected time d:hh:mm:ss
1	US60065	Rosebud	USA	Farr STP 65	20.00	Roger Sturgeon	3:09:32:14
2	AUS 70	Ragamuffin	NSW	TP 52	15.85	Syd Fischer	3:10:53:47
3	8899	Quantum Racing	NSW	Farr Cookson 50	15.20	Ray Roberts	3:11:29:24
4	R33	Chutzpah	VIC	IRC 40	12.35	Bruce Taylor	3:12:07:43
5	AUS 03	Ichi Ban	NSW	Don Jones VO70 (ex Brunel)	21.50	Matt Allen	3:12:53:20
6	GBR1R	City Index Leopard	UK	Farr Maxi	29.99	Mike Slade	2:13:04:48
7	1836	Yendys	NSW	Reichel Pugh 55	16.80	Geoff Ross	3:13:40:05
8	10001	Wild Oats XI	NSW	RP100	30.00	Mark Richards	3:14:24:47
9	6952	Wot Yot	NSW	TP 52	15.85	Graeme Wood	3:15:07:27
10	HW42	Wedgetail	QLD	Welbourn 42	12.80	Bill Wild	3:17:08:49

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