Last yacht finishes 20th Sydney Gold Coast Race

by Lisa Ratcliff on 3 Aug 2005 At 11.53pm last night, the final yacht to complete the 20th Sydney Gold Coast Yacht Race crossed the finish line off Southport’s Main Beach on the Queensland Gold Coast.

Mark Burton’s Sunfast 36 Redline from Victoria was the last of 74 boats, which set out on Saturday from Sydney Harbour, to finish the 384 nautical mile race.

The protest between Estate Master and Cadenza which was re-opened this morning resulted in the Sydney 38 Estate Master receiving a 10 minute penalty. The top three results in the Sydney 38 division were not affected by the protest outcome.

Final Results:

Sydney 38 Division

1st: Contentious Issue (Alan Brierty), Western Australia

2nd: Calibre (Geoff Bonus), NSW

3rd: Chutzpah (Bruce Taylor), Victoria


PHS Division

1st in division and 1st PHS overall: Cadenza, Farr 50 (Gunnar Tuisk), ACT

2nd: Dreamtime, Holland 44 (Paul Spira), NSW

3rd: More Witchcraft, Dibley 40 (John Cameron), NSW


IRC Division D

1st in division and 1st IRC overall: Pendragon, Stewart 34 (Andrew Cochrane), NSW

2nd: Tow Truck, Mumm 30 (Anthony Paterson), NSW

3rd: Veloce, Elliott 11 (Phil Simpfendorfer) VIC


IRC Division C

1st: Contentious Issue, Sydney 38 (Alan Brierty)

2nd: Calibre, Sydney 38 (Geoff Bonus)

3rd: Chutzpah, Sydney 38 (Bruce Taylor)


IRC Division B


1st: Club Marine ASM, Farr 40 (Andrew Short), NSW

2nd: Prime Time, Beneteau 44.7 (David Mason), NSW

3rd: About Time, Cookson 12 (Julian Farren-Price), NSW



IRC Division A

1st: Hardys Secret Mens Business, Reichel/Pugh 46 (Geoff Boettcher), South Australia

2nd: XLR8, Reichel/Pugh 46 (Graeme Troon), VIC

3rd: Living Doll, Cookson 50 (Michael Hiatt), VIC



Line Honours: Wild Oats X (Bob Oatley), NSW, elapsed time of 1 day 20 hours 56 minutes 51 seconds