2003 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race

59th Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race
Event information
TypeYacht
Dates26 December 2003 – 1 January 2004
SponsorRolex
Host citySydney, Hobart
Boats56
Distance630 nautical miles (1,170 km)
WebsiteWebsite archive
Results
Winner (2004)Skandia (Grant Wharington)
Succession
PreviousAlfa Romeo I (Neville Crichton) in 2002
NextNicorette III (Ludde Ingvall) in 2004

The 2003 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race, sponsored by Rolex, was the 59th annual running of the "blue water classic" Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race.[1][2] As in past editions of the race, it was hosted by the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia based in Sydney, New South Wales.[1]It began at Sydney Harbour, at 1pm on Boxing Day (26 December 2003), 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.[3][4]

The 2003 fleet comprised 56 starters of which 52 completed the race and 4 yachts retired.[5]

  1. ^ a b "Super Skandia cracks on power for Hobart". Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race. 2 December 2003. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
  2. ^ "Concentrated racing for Rolex Trophy Series". Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race. 26 November 2003. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
  3. ^ "The men that take their yachting to the super-maxi". Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race. 26 December 2003. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
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  5. ^ "Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2003 results" (PDF). Offshore Yachting Australia. Cruising Yacht Club of Australia. 2004. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 March 2021. Retrieved 27 February 2022.