2002 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race

The 2002 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race, sponsored by Rolex, was the 58th 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 2002 edition began on Sydney Harbour, at noon on Boxing Day (26 December 2002), 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.

58th Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race
Date	26 - 30 December 2002
Defender	Assa Abloy
Number of yachts	57
Coordinates	33°51.35′S 151°12.40′E- 42°52.7′S 147°19.58′E
Winner	Alfa Romeo
Official website	https://web.archive.org/web/20091030152304/http://rolexsydneyhobart.com/default.asp

The 2002 fleet comprised 57 starters of which 53 completed the race and 4 yachts retired.

Results

Line Honours results (Top 10)

Position	Sail number	Yacht	State/Country	Yacht type	LOA (Metres)	Skipper	Elapsed time d:hh:mm:ss
1	NZL80	Alfa Romeo I	NZ	Reichel Pugh 90	27.43	Neville Crichton	2:04:58:00
2	A99	Grundig	NSW	Open 66	20.00	Sean Langman	2:06:42:00
3	GBR1R	Canon	UK	Reichel Pugh 96	29.26	Jeff Stagg	2:07:55:00
4	M10	Australian Skandia	VIC	Murray Burns Dovell MBD 83	25.20	Grant Wharington	2:09:33:00
5	SWE11111	Nicorette II	SWE	Simonis-Voogd 79 IRM Maxi	24.07	Ludde Ingvall	2:10:15:00
6	C1	Brindabella	NSW	Jutson 79	24.08	George Snow	2:13:24:00
7	MH888	Magnavox 2UE	NSW	Farr W60	19.44	Peter Sorenson	2:14:49:00
8	8848	Broomstick	NSW	Modified Open 66	20.00	Michael Cranitch	2:14:49:00
9	8889	Hollywood Boulevard	NSW	DK Yachts DK46	15.79	Ray Roberts	2:14:50:00
10	8679	Merit Navigator	NSW	Farr W60 (ex Merit Cup; ex Line 7)	19.29	Ian Treleaven	2:14:53:00

Handicap results (Top 10)

Position	Sail number	Yacht	State/Country	Yacht type	LOA (Metres)	Skipper	Corrected time d:hh:mm:ss
1	AUS6606	Quest	NSW	Nelson Marek 46	14.19	Robert Steel	2:04:46:46
2	327	Zeus II	NSW	Joubert 30	9.25	James Dunstan	2:04:51:48
3	SM2	Another Challenge	VIC	Sydney 38	11.78	Lou Abrahams	2:04:59:42
4	NZL6006	Starlight Express	NZ	Davidson 55	16.76	Stewart Thwaites	2:05:15:47
5	R33	Chutzpah	VIC	Sydney 38	11.80	Bruce Taylor	2:05:38:59
6	8833	Fitness First Sting	NSW	Farr 49	15.28	Terry Mullens	2:05:46:27
7	6037	formulaonesailing.com	UK	MBD Sydney 60	18.15	Alex Thompson	2:05:49:02
8	AUS70	Ragamuffin	NSW	Farr 50	15.50	Syd Fisher	2:05:58:54
9	533	Pippin	NSW	Farr 37	11.40	David Taylor	2:05:59:10
10	8333	Redrock Communications	NSW	Hick 30	8.99	Chris Bowling	2:06:14:51

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