What is the prize for winning the Sydney to Hobart Race?

What is the prize for winning the Sydney to Hobart Race?

Considered to be one of the most difficult sailing events in the world, the Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race takes around 1.5 days to complete. Interestingly, there is no prize-money for winning the race, rather, participants take part for the prestige associated with winning such a difficult race.

Who has won the most Sydney to Hobart?

Wild Oats XI has won line honours on 9 separate occasions (2005–2008, 2010, 2012–2014, 2018) and is the first boat to have claimed the treble – race record, line honours and overall winner.

Who won Sydney Hobart 2020?

The Matt Allen-owned and skippered Ichi Ban won with a corrected time of 4 days, 10 hours and 17 minutes.

Who owns the yacht blackjack?

Owner Peter Harburg
Owner Peter Harburg for the first time did not race with Black Jack but was at Constitution Dock in Hobart to greet his team after riding them home. “It is very emotional. It is the grand prize of yachting in Australia. For me it’s the first time I’ve been involved in a winning team,” he said.

What is the Sydney to Hobart record?

The current race record was set in 2017 by LDV Comanche, at one day, 9 hours, 15 minutes and 24 seconds – an unthinkable record for those who sailed in the very first race 75 years ago.

Who won the Sydney to Hobart in 2021?

Ichi Ban
Hobart, Australia (December 31, 2021) – Matt Allen’s TP52 Ichi Ban was declared overall winner of the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race for a third time, earning the Tattersall Cup for the lowest corrected time under the IRC rule.

Who came second in Sydney to Hobart 2021?

Black Jack led the depleted pack for most of the race but was beaten out of the headlands by super yacht rival Scallywag. LawConnect, which was locked in a fierce battle with Black Jack throughout the last two days, finished second in two days, 15 hours, 11 minutes, 44 seconds.

Who owns Hobart blackjack Sydney?

Is blackjack an Australian boat?

BLACKJACK (MMSI: 503061260) is a Pleasure Craft and is sailing under the flag of Australia.

Who owns Blackjack the yacht?

Peter Harburg
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What is the smallest yacht in the Sydney to Hobart?

The Sydney to Hobart isn’t just about line honours. For the smallest boat in the field – the 30ft Gun Runner – the race presents all sorts of other challenges.

Who owns Black Jack?

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