2006 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race

The 2006 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race, sponsored by Rolex, was the 62nd 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 2006 edition began on Sydney Harbour, at noon on Boxing Day (26 December 2006), 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.

62nd Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race
Date	26 December 2006 – 1 January 2007
Defender	Wild Oats XI
Number of yachts	78
Coordinates	33°51.35′S 151°12.40′E- 42°52.7′S 147°19.58′E
Winner	Wild Oats XI
Official website	https://web.archive.org/web/20091030152304/http://rolexsydneyhobart.com/default.asp

The 2006 fleet comprised 78 starters of which 69 completed the race and nine yachts retired.

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	XI	10001	Wild Oats XI	NSW	RP100	30.00	Mark Richards	2:08:52:33
2	03	AUS 03	Ichi Ban	NSW	Don Jones VO70 (ex Brunel)	21.50	Matt Allen	2:12:42:23
3	10	M10	Skandia	VIC	IRC Maxi 98	30.00	Grant Wharington	2:12:58:56
4	36	1836	Yendys	NSW	Reichel Pugh 55	16.80	Geoff Ross	2:23:45:26
5	69	6952	Wot Yot	NSW	TP 52	15.85	Graeme Wood	3:02:34:28
6	60	60000	Loki	NSW	Reichel Pugh 60	18.29	Cameron Miles	3:03:01:02
7	89	8899	Quantum Racing	NSW	Cookson 50	15.20	Ray Roberts	3:03:02:29
8	28	GER4014	DHL	NSW	Farr W60	19.44	Mitch Booth	3:06:04:04
9	93	93	Merlin	NSW	Kaiko 51	15.60	David Forbes	3:08:35:37
10	30	YC3300	Hardys Secret Mens Business	SA	Reichel Pugh 46	14.21	Geoff Boettcher	3:08:55:46

Handicap Results (top 10)

Position	Sail number	Yacht	State/country	Yacht type	LOA (Metres)	Skipper	Corrected time d:hh:mm:ss
1	294	Love & War	NSW	S&S 47	14.21	Lindsay May	3:22:02:37
2	SM377	Bacardi	VIC	Peterson 44	13.34	John Williams	3:23:00:35
3	SM2	Challenge	VIC	Sydney 38	11.78	Lou Abrahams	4:00:05:35
4	AUS 03	Ichi Ban	NSW	Don Jones VO70 (ex Brunel)	21.50	Matt Allen	4:00:35:02
5	MH106	Impeccable	NSW	Peterson 3/4 Tonner IOR	10.20	John Walker	4:00:35:02
6	1836	Yendys	NSW	Reichel Pugh 55	16.80	Geoff Ross	4:03:05:48
7	ITA2945	DSK Comifin	ITA	Swan 45	13.80	Danilo Salsi	4:03:13:38
8	A19	Maluka	NSW	Ranger 9m	9.01	Sean Langman	4:03:42:21
9	A5	BSG 'On Tap'	QLD	Duncanson 34	10.26	Marc Stuart	4:04:00:12
10	6952	Wot Yot	NSW	TP 52	15.85	Graeme Wood	4:04:09:13

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