 Competing sailors leaving Sydney Harbour, North Head visible in the background | |
| Event information | |
|---|---|
| Type | Yacht |
| Dates | 26–31 December 2012 |
| Sponsor | Rolex |
| Host city | Sydney, Hobart |
| Boats | 76 |
| Distance | 628 nautical miles (1,163 km) |
| Website | Website archive |
| Results | |
| Winner (2012) | Wild Oats XI (Mark Richards) |
| Succession | |
| Previous | Investec LOYAL (Anthony Bell) in 2011 |
| Next | Wild Oats XI (Mark Richards) in 2013 |
The 2012 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race, sponsored by Rolex and hosted by the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia in Sydney, New South Wales, was the 68th annual running of the "blue water classic" Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race.[1][2] The 2012 race began on Sydney Harbour, at 1pm on Boxing Day (26 December 2012), before heading south for 628 nautical miles (1,163 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][2]
76 competitors started the race and 71 finished.[4][5] Line honors were claimed by Wild Oats XI, who broke their own race record, to finish in 1 day, 18 hours 23 minutes and 12 seconds.[6] They defeated their nearest challenger, Ragamuffin Loyal, by around 5 hours.[7]
- ^ "Sailing-Wild Oats win sixth Sydney-Hobart in record time". Chicago Tribune. 27 December 2012. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
questwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Griffith, Rob (26 December 2012). "APTOPIX Australia Sailing Sydney Hobart Yacht Race". Madison. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
- ^ "Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race Statistics - 1945-2013" (PDF). Rolex Sydney Hobart 2013. 2013. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
- ^ "Rolex Sydney Hobart Race: Race record for international entries". OnboardOnline. 18 November 2013. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
wildwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "IRC - Sydney-Hobart Race - Sydney AUS - Day 2 - new record for 'Wild Oats XI'". Sailing News. 28 December 2012. Retrieved 5 March 2022.