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The 2008 Rolex Sydney Hobart IRC fleet

by www.Sail-World.com on 19 Nov 2008
Here is the raw list of the IRC applications for entry in the IRC division/s of the 2008 Rolex Sydney Hobart

Name Owner  State Div Design LOA (m)
Wild Oats XI Robert I Oatley NSW IRC Reichel Pugh 98   30.00
Skandia Grant Wharington VIC IRC Jones 98    30.00
ASM - Shockwave 5 Andrew Short NSW IRC Reichel Pugh 80 24.40
ASM - Brindabella Andrew Short NSW IRC Jutson 79 24.07
Ichi Ban Matt Allen NSW IRC Jones 70    21.50
Black Jack Peter Harburg QLD IRC Reichel Pugh 66    20.24
Ragtime Chris Welsh/Ragtime LLC USA IRC Spencer 65   19.73
Limit Alan Brierty WA IRC Reichel Pugh 63    19.50
Loki Stephen Ainsworth NSW IRC Reichel Pugh 63 19.20
Noonmark VI Sir Geoffrey Mulcahy UK IRC Swan 56    17.19
Doctel Rager Gary Shanks SA IRC Elliott 56    17.10
Walross 4 Akademischer Segler-Veneine V GER IRC Nissen 56    16.95
Yendys Geoff Ross NSW IRC Reichel Pugh 55 16.80
Living Doll Michael Hiatt VIC IRC Farr 55    16.76
Georgia John Williams/Graeme Ainley VIC IRC Farr 53   16.05
Cougar II Alan Whiteley VIC IRC TP52    15.85
Ragamuffin Syd Fischer NSW IRC TP52    15.85
Wot Yot Graeme Wood NSW IRC TP 52    15.85
Quest Robert Steel NSW IRC TP 52    15.84
Goldfinger P Blake/K Mitchell VIC IRC Farr 52 15.79
Wot Now Graeme Wood NSW IRC Judel Vroljik 52    15.85
Finistere Robert Thomas WA IRC Davidson 50 15.40
Knee Deep Phil Childs/ Frank Van Ruth WA IRC Farr 49    15.28
Shogun R G Hanna VIC IRC Cookson 50 15.24
Quantum Racing Ray Roberts NSW IRC Cookson 50 15.23
Optimus Prime Trevor Taylor WA IRC Marten 49 15.05
Audi Centre Melbourne Chris Dare VIC IRC Corby 49    15.00
Strewth Geoff Hill NSW IRC MKL49 14.95
Limit Alan Brierty WA IRC Corby 49    14.93
Ray White Spirit of Koomooloo Mike & Don Freebairn QLD IRC S & S 48    14.78
Jus' do it 3 Ian Darby QLD IRC Beneteau 47.7    14.60
Secret Men Business 3 Geoff Boettcher SA IRC Reichel Pugh 47    14.53
Terra Firma Nicholas Bartels VIC IRC Sydney 47    14.30
Balance Paul Clitheroe NSW IRC Sydney 47 14.20
St Jude Noel Cornish NSW IRC Sydney 47     14.20
Mustang Sally Warren Batt NZ IRC Farr 46 14.10
Rush Ian & John Paterson VIC IRC Corel 45 13.80
Lady Courrier  Gery Trentesau FRA IRC Beneteau First 45  13.68
Mr Beaks Ribs David Beak NSW IRC First 44.7 13.35
Bacardi Martin Power VIC IRC Peterson 44 13.34
Polaris of Belmont Chris Dawe NSW IRC Cole 43 13.20
Valheru Anthony Lyall TAS IRC Elliott 43 13.00
Wedgetail Bill Wild QLD IRC Welbourn 42 12.80
Secret Men Business #1 Curtis/Trembath/Sneeden NSW IRC Murray 42 12.75
Spirit of Lexus Michael Keough SA IRC Farr 42 12.75
Winsome  Harry J Heijst NED IRC S & S 41 12.74
AFR Midnight Rambler Sue Psaltis/ Bob Thomas NSW IRC Farr 40 Mod 12.41
Pinta - M Atse Blei NED IRC S & S 41 12.39
Patrice Six Tony Kirby NSW IRC X41 12.35
Chutzpah Bruce Taylor VIC IRC IRC 40 12.30
Inner Circle Ken Robinson & Darren Cooney NSW IRC Farr 40 IOR 12.24
Aurora Jim & Mary Holley NSW IRC Farr 40 - One Off 12.21
Bombora Greg Tobin VIC IRC Lyons 40 12.17
41SUD Jean-Luc Esplaas  NC IRC Archambault 40 12.00
Broadsword Simon Wood NSW IRC Archambault 40 11.99
Copernicus Greg Zyner NSW IRC Radford 12m 11.99
Papillon Phil Molony NSW IRC Archambault 40 11.99
Typhoon Barry Kelly NSW IRC Farr 395 11.98
She's The Culprit Todd Leary TAS IRC Inglis 39 11.96
Chancellor Ted Tooher NSW IRC First 40.7 11.92
Jazz Player Andrew Lawrence VIC IRC Bakewell-White 39 11.92
The Squirrel Phil Chisholm NSW IRC Beneteau First 40.7 11.92
True North Andrew Saies SA IRC Beneteau First 40.7 11.92
Audacious Greg Clinnick & Paul Holden VIC IRC/OD Sydney 38 11.78
Eleni Tony Levett NSW IRC/OD Sydney 38 11.78
Getaway-Sailing.com Peter Goldsworthy NSW IRC/OD Sydney 37 11.78
Leukaemia Foundation R Holstein/S Kellie NSW IRC/OD Sydney 38 11.78
Morris Finance Cinquante Ian Murray VIC IRC/OD Sydney 38 11.78
The Goat Clayton/Foye/Peckman/Gordon NSW IRC/OD Sydney 38 11.78
Yeah Baby Louis Ryckmans NSW IRC/OD Sydney 38 11.78
Seahold Perie Banou II John Sanders WA IRC S & S 39 11.77
INSX Robert Sill VIC IRC NSX 38 11.63
Tow Truck Anthony Paterson NSW IRC Ker 11.3 11.30
One For The Road Kym Butler NSW IRC Northshore 37 11.22
Sanyo Maris Tomaszewski/Green/Kiernan/Hawke NSW IRC Tasman Seabird 11.15
Young Ones Ian Miller VIC IRC Young 11 (Mod) 11.00
Pisces David Taylor TAS IRC Sydney 36 10.97
Wild Side Martin Vaughan VIC IRC Sydney 36 CR 10.97
Even Finer Adrian Dunphy NSW IRC Dufour Regatta 34 10.60
Impeccable John Walker NSW IRC Peterson 33 10.23
Nest Property Murray Wilkes TAS IRC Traditional 30 9.14
Maluka of Kermandie Sean Langman NSW IRC Gaff 9.10


Of course this will be split into divisions but looking at the top say 30 boats, can you think of a better fleet, foot for foot, metre for metre anywhere in the world?
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