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
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