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2006

SYDNEY TO HOBART RACE

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LINE HONOURS WINNER: Wild Oats XI

HANDICAP WINNER: Love & War

RESULT: LINE HONOURS

1 Wild Oats XI Finished 02:08:52:33 11.0
M Richards (2) NSW 28 Dec, 9:52pm
2 Ichi Ban Finished 02:12:42:23 10.3
Matt Allen (17) NSW 29 Dec, 1:42am
3 Skandia Finished 02:12:58:56 10.3
Grant Wharington (18) VIC 29 Dec, 1:58am
4 Yendys Finished 02:23:45:26 8.8
Geoff Ross (11) NSW 29 Dec, 12:45pm
5 Wot Yot Finished 03:02:34:28 8.4
Graeme Wood (1) NSW 29 Dec, 3:34pm
6 Loki Finished 03:03:01:02 8.4
Cameron Miles (1) NSW 29 Dec, 4:01pm
7 Quantum Racing Finished 03:03:02:29 8.4
Ray Roberts (15) NSW 29 Dec, 4:02pm
8 DHL Finished 03:06:04:04 8.0
Mitch Booth NSW 29 Dec, 7:04pm
9 Merlin Finished 03:08:35:37 7.8
David Forbes (15) NSW 29 Dec, 9:35pm
10 Hardys Secret Mens Business Finished 03:08:55:46 7.8
Geoff Boettcher (18) SA 29 Dec, 9:55pm
11 Flirt Finished 03:11:31:16 7.5
Chris Dare (5) VIC 30 Dec, 12:31am
12 DSK Comifin Finished 03:11:35:42 7.5
Danilo Salsi Italy 30 Dec, 12:35am
13 Getaway - CMC Markets Finished 03:12:05:45 7.5
Peter Goldsworthy (5) NSW 30 Dec, 1:05am
14 Goldfinger Finished 03:12:50:12 7.4
Peter Blake (4) VIC 30 Dec, 1:50am
15 Wedgetail Finished 03:13:09:40 7.4
Bill Wild (2) QLD 30 Dec, 2:09am
16 Jazz Finished 03:13:17:04 7.4
Chris Bull (1) UK 30 Dec, 2:17am
17 Challenge Finished 03:14:24:53 7.3
Lou Abrahams (43) VIC 30 Dec, 3:24am
18 Ragamuffin Finished 03:15:31:03 7.2
Syd Fischer (37) NSW 30 Dec, 4:31am
19 Ocean Skins Finished 03:16:04:35 7.1
Tony Fowler (2) VIC 30 Dec, 5:04am
20 Another Fiasco Finished 03:16:49:22 7.1
Damian Suckling (1) QLD 30 Dec, 5:49am
21 Nautilus Marine Rush Finished 03:16:52:00 7.1
John Paterson (6) VIC 30 Dec, 5:52am
22 Ausmaid Finished 03:16:53:28 7.1
Trevor Taylor (1) WA 30 Dec, 5:53am
23 AFR Midnight Rambler Finished 03:17:46:55 7.0
Ed Psaltis (25) NSW 30 Dec, 6:46am
24 Gusto 1 Finished 03:17:57:31 7.0
Brian Pattinson VIC 30 Dec, 6:57am
25 Alacrity Finished 03:18:38:50 6.9
Matthew Percy (1) QLD 30 Dec, 7:38am
26 Wot's Next Finished 03:18:58:43 6.9
Bill Sykes (18) NSW 30 Dec, 7:58am
27 Star Dean-Willcocks Finished 03:19:03:51 6.9
Ola Strand Andersen (2) NSW 30 Dec, 8:03am
28 Bacardi Finished 03:19:16:04 6.9
John Williams (24) VIC 30 Dec, 8:16am
29 Pla Loma IV Finished 03:20:10:09 6.8
Rob Reynolds (3) NSW 30 Dec, 9:10am
30 Fincorp More Witchcraft Finished 03:20:11:40 6.8
John Cameron (14) NSW 30 Dec, 9:11am
31 Love & War Finished 03:20:17:24 6.8
Lindsay May (33) NSW 30 Dec, 9:17am
32 Another Challenge Finished 03:22:19:46 6.7
Rob Green (23) VIC 30 Dec, 11:19am
33 Mr Beaks Ribs Finished 03:22:21:18 6.7
Nicholas Press NSW 30 Dec, 11:21am
34 Terra Firma Finished 03:22:26:04 6.7
Nicholas Bartels (4) VIC 30 Dec, 11:26am
35 Nips-N-Tux Finished 03:22:27:37 6.7
Howard De Torres (7) NSW 30 Dec, 11:27am
36 Laurelle Finished 03:22:29:45 6.6
VIC 30 Dec, 11:29am
37 Horwath BRI Finished 03:23:28:39 6.6
Tony Levett (3) NSW 30 Dec, 12:28pm
38 Kioni - UK Finished 03:23:32:54 6.6
UK 30 Dec, 12:32pm
39 Team Lexus Finished 03:23:33:46 6.6
Frank Sticovich (14) NSW 30 Dec, 12:33pm
40 Fruit Finished 03:23:52:21 6.6
Mark Ballard (2) TAS 30 Dec, 12:52pm
41 National Credit Insurance -Toy Box Finished 03:23:52:57 6.6
Ian Box NSW 30 Dec, 12:52pm
42 Tevake II Finished 04:00:01:55 6.5
Angus Fletcher VIC 30 Dec, 1:01pm
43 Adventure Finished 04:00:06:02 6.5
Charles Roberts UK 30 Dec, 1:06pm
44 Kinetic Finished 04:00:06:17 6.5
David Sutcliffe (1) Canada 30 Dec, 1:06pm
45 Global Yacht Racing Next Finished 04:00:15:19 6.5
A Middleton (1) NSW 30 Dec, 1:15pm
46 Creative Intension Finished 04:00:18:20 6.5
David Rees (11) & Craig Escott (13) TAS 30 Dec, 1:18pm
47 Abracadabra Finished 04:00:51:43 6.5
James Murchison (4) NSW 30 Dec, 1:51pm
48 INSX Finished 04:02:30:28 6.4
Robert Sill (13) VIC 30 Dec, 3:30pm
49 Knee Deep Finished 04:02:55:35 6.4
Philip Childs (1) WA 30 Dec, 3:55pm
50 Chancellor - Dodo Finished 04:03:04:25 6.3
Ted Tooher (2) NSW 30 Dec, 4:04pm
51 Aurora Finished 04:03:20:20 6.3
Jim Holley (18) NSW 30 Dec, 4:20pm
52 Fidelis Finished 04:03:41:54 6.3
Nigel A Stoke (2) NSW 30 Dec, 4:41pm
53 Dreamtime Finished 04:04:57:36 6.2
P Spira (1) NSW 30 Dec, 5:57pm
54 Phillip's Foote Witchdoctor Finished 04:05:03:09 6.2
Maurie Cameron (31) NSW 30 Dec, 6:03pm
55 Helsal IV Finished 04:05:48:28 6.2
Tony Fisher (8) TAS 30 Dec, 6:48pm
56 Arctos Finished 04:05:58:49 6.2
Colin Burgess (1) & Andy Fairclough (1) NSW 30 Dec, 6:58pm
57 Impeccable Finished 04:06:06:27 6.2
John Walker (22) NSW 30 Dec, 7:06pm
58 Prion Finished 04:06:19:10 6.1
Michael Dolphin (4) VIC 30 Dec, 7:19pm
59 Pelagic Magic Finished 04:08:08:26 6.0
Ross McDonald, Wayne Jenkins NSW 30 Dec, 9:08pm

RESULT: HANDICAP

IRC Overall
1 Love & War E Finished 03:20:17:24 6.8 1.019 03:22:02:37 6.7
Lindsay May (33) NSW 30 Dec, 9:17am
2 Bacardi E Finished 03:19:16:04 6.9 1.041 03:23:00:35 6.6
John Williams (24) VIC 30 Dec, 8:16am
3 Challenge D Finished 03:14:24:53 7.3 1.112 04:00:05:35 6.5
Lou Abrahams (43) VIC 30 Dec, 3:24am
4 Ichi Ban A Finished 02:12:42:23 10.3 1.591 04:00:35:02 6.5
Matt Allen (17) NSW 29 Dec, 1:42am
5 Impeccable E Finished 04:06:06:27 6.2 0.96 04:02:01:24 6.4
John Walker (22) NSW 30 Dec, 7:06pm
6 Maluka E 43° 05' S 147° 26' E 12.8 5.4 336 04:12:52:07 5.8 0.904 04:02:25:02 6.4
Sean Langman (16) NSW 2nm S of Iron Pot 31 Dec, 1:52am
7 BSG 'On Tap' E 43° 11' S 147° 37' E 23.1 6.5 316 04:14:33:43 5.7 0.894 04:02:50:33 6.4
Marc Stuart (1) QLD 8nm W of Cape Raoul 31 Dec, 3:33am
8 Yendys B Finished 02:23:45:26 8.8 1.381 04:03:05:48 6.3
Geoff Ross (11) NSW 29 Dec, 12:45pm
9 DSK Comifin C Finished 03:11:35:42 7.5 1.187 04:03:13:38 6.3
Danilo Salsi Italy 30 Dec, 12:35am
10 Wot Yot B Finished 03:02:34:28 8.4 1.343 04:04:09:13 6.3
Graeme Wood (1) NSW 29 Dec, 3:34pm
11 Wild Oats XI A Finished 02:08:52:33 11.0 1.776 04:05:00:41 6.2
M Richards (2) NSW 28 Dec, 9:52pm
12 Star Dean-Willcocks D Finished 03:19:03:51 6.9 1.112 04:05:15:48 6.2
Ola Strand Andersen (2) NSW 30 Dec, 8:03am
13 Merlin C Finished 03:08:35:37 7.8 1.257 04:05:18:22 6.2
David Forbes (15) NSW 29 Dec, 9:35pm
14 Quantum Racing A Finished 03:03:02:29 8.4 1.351 04:05:22:51 6.2
Ray Roberts (15) NSW 29 Dec, 4:02pm
15 Alacrity D Finished 03:18:38:50 6.9 1.122 04:05:42:22 6.2
Matthew Percy (1) QLD 30 Dec, 7:38am
16 Jazz C Finished 03:13:17:04 7.4 1.201 04:06:25:36 6.1
Chris Bull (1) UK 30 Dec, 2:17am
17 Hardys Secret Mens Business C Finished 03:08:55:46 7.8 1.266 04:06:27:24 6.1
Geoff Boettcher (18) SA 29 Dec, 9:55pm
18 Wedgetail C Finished 03:13:09:40 7.4 1.208 04:06:52:29 6.1
Bill Wild (2) QLD 30 Dec, 2:09am
19 Nips-N-Tux D Finished 03:22:27:37 6.7 1.1 04:07:54:23 6.0
Howard De Torres (7) NSW 30 Dec, 11:27am
20 Aurora E Finished 04:03:20:20 6.3 1.046 04:07:54:31 6.0
Jim Holley (18) NSW 30 Dec, 4:20pm
21 Creative Intension D Finished 04:00:18:20 6.5 1.082 04:08:12:09 6.0
David Rees (11) & Craig Escott (13) TAS 30 Dec, 1:18pm
22 Illusion E Finished 04:10:40:32 5.9 0.977 04:08:13:19 6.0
Graham Jackson (2) NSW 30 Dec, 11:40pm
23 AFR Midnight Rambler D Finished 03:17:46:55 7.0 1.162 04:08:19:36 6.0
Ed Psaltis (25) NSW 30 Dec, 6:46am
24 National Credit Insurance -Toy Box D Finished 03:23:52:57 6.6 1.093 04:08:47:58 6.0
Ian Box NSW 30 Dec, 12:52pm
25 Another Challenge D Finished 03:22:19:46 6.7 1.112 04:08:53:40 6.0
Rob Green (23) VIC 30 Dec, 11:19am
26 Polaris of Belmont E 42° 57' S 147° 22' E 3.7 3.2 348 04:11:30:46 5.8 0.976 04:08:55:57 6.0
Chris Dawe (3) NSW 2nm S of John Garrow Shoal 31 Dec, 12:30am
27 Mr Beaks Ribs D Finished 03:22:21:18 6.7 1.114 04:09:06:41 6.0
Nicholas Press NSW 30 Dec, 11:21am
28 Chancellor - Dodo D Finished 04:03:04:25 6.3 1.063 04:09:18:55 6.0
Ted Tooher (2) NSW 30 Dec, 4:04pm
29 Fruit D Finished 03:23:52:21 6.6 1.1 04:09:27:35 6.0
Mark Ballard (2) TAS 30 Dec, 12:52pm
30 Loki B Finished 03:03:01:02 8.4 1.406 04:09:28:27 6.0
Cameron Miles (1) NSW 29 Dec, 4:01pm
31 Flirt C Finished 03:11:31:16 7.5 1.268 04:09:54:17 5.9
Chris Dare (5) VIC 30 Dec, 12:31am
32 Knee Deep D Finished 04:02:55:35 6.4 1.071 04:09:57:01 5.9
Philip Childs (1) WA 30 Dec, 3:55pm
33 Horwath BRI D Finished 03:23:28:39 6.6 1.112 04:10:10:16 5.9
Tony Levett (3) NSW 30 Dec, 12:28pm
34 Team Lexus D Finished 03:23:33:46 6.6 1.112 04:10:15:57 5.9
Frank Sticovich (14) NSW 30 Dec, 12:33pm
35 Global Yacht Racing Next D Finished 04:00:15:19 6.5 1.112 04:11:02:09 5.9
A Middleton (1) NSW 30 Dec, 1:15pm
36 Berrimilla E 42° 31' S 148° 37' E 91.4 7.6 176 05:00:11:57 5.2 0.891 04:11:05:51 5.9
Alex Whitworth (14) NSW 16nm SE of Cape Sonnerat 31 Dec, 1:11pm
37 Wot's Next D Finished 03:18:58:43 6.9 1.178 04:11:10:22 5.9
Bill Sykes (18) NSW 30 Dec, 7:58am
38 Kioni - UK D Finished 03:23:32:54 6.6 1.124 04:11:23:47 5.9
UK 30 Dec, 12:32pm
39 Skandia A Finished 02:12:58:56 10.3 1.773 04:12:07:17 5.8
Grant Wharington (18) VIC 29 Dec, 1:58am
40 Terra Firma D Finished 03:22:26:04 6.7 1.149 04:12:30:19 5.8
Nicholas Bartels (4) VIC 30 Dec, 11:26am
41 Kinetic D Finished 04:00:06:17 6.5 1.131 04:12:41:40 5.8
David Sutcliffe (1) Canada 30 Dec, 1:06pm
42 Ausmaid C Finished 03:16:53:28 7.1 1.223 04:12:42:50 5.8
Trevor Taylor (1) WA 30 Dec, 5:53am
43 Laurelle D Finished 03:22:29:45 6.6 1.151 04:12:45:53 5.8
VIC 30 Dec, 11:29am
44 Nautilus Marine Rush C Finished 03:16:52:00 7.1 1.227 04:13:02:22 5.8
John Paterson (6) VIC 30 Dec, 5:52am
45 Adventure D Finished 04:00:06:02 6.5 1.141 04:13:39:03 5.7
Charles Roberts UK 30 Dec, 1:06pm
46 Prion D Finished 04:06:19:10 6.1 1.072 04:13:41:11 5.7
Michael Dolphin (4) VIC 30 Dec, 7:19pm
47 Pla Loma IV C Finished 03:20:10:09 6.8 1.195 04:14:08:32 5.7
Rob Reynolds (3) NSW 30 Dec, 9:10am
48 Ragamuffin C Finished 03:15:31:03 7.2 1.264 04:14:37:20 5.7
Syd Fischer (37) NSW 30 Dec, 4:31am
49 Goldfinger B Finished 03:12:50:12 7.4 1.304 04:14:37:37 5.7
Peter Blake (4) VIC 30 Dec, 1:50am
50 Pelagic Magic D Finished 04:08:08:26 6.0 1.074 04:15:50:49 5.6
Ross McDonald, Wayne Jenkins NSW 30 Dec, 9:08pm

RETIREMENT

ABN AMRO ONE - at Port
Mike Sanderson (2) Netherlands
Chutzpah - at Port
Bruce Taylor (25) VIC
Endorfin - at Port
NSW
Living Doll - at Port
Michael Hiatt (2) VIC

Maximus - at Port
Charles St Clair Brown (3) & Bill Buckley NZ
Mr Kite - at Port
Buckland & Hunn NSW
Sailors With Disabilities - at Port
David Pescud (15) NSW
Salona - at Port
Phillip King (6) NSW
Ray White Koomooloo Did Not Finish
Mike Freebairn (3) QLD

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