Two True wins 2009 Sydney Hobart - protests dismissed

by Sail-World.com on 31 Dec 2009 Dr Andrew Saies and his Two True team have won the 2009 Rolex Sydney Tattersalls Cup.

Its been a long day in Hobart with the five man International Jury only just announcing the protest against the IRC overall leader had been dismissed.

There had been an incident on the Harbour soon after the start in which the Tasmanian boat 'She's the Culprit had incurred damage and had retired. While the initial hearing was scheduled for 10am, it was evident that the role of Nick Athineos' Beneteau 47 Kioni was crucial in the whole matter and she was one of the last boats to finish the race, the hearing was deferred until the arrival of the skipper.

Two True had collided with She's the Culprit rounding the first mark inside Sydney Harbour head, holing her and she retired from the race.

The jury met at the Royal Yacht Club of Tasmania to hear evidence for 90 minutes and then deliberated for a further hour before delivering their verdicts on five separate protests.

Two True, in her defence, argued that the actions of Kioni forced her in to a chain reaction collision with She's the Culprit.

Kioni was disqualified for Sydney Harbour incident. Protests against Colortile, She's the Culprit and Two True were dismissed.

First and second on IRC corrected time standings were two Beneteau First 40s' Two True (Andrew Saies), Cruising Yacht Club of South Australia and Wicked (Mike Welsh) from Sandringham Yacht Club. Third overall was Ian Mason's Sydney 38 Next and fourth was Steven Proud's Sydney 38 Swish.

After the protest was dismissed, the South Australian Orthopedic surgeon sail 'I’ve been dreaming of winning this trophy since I was 12 years old' Two True is the fourth South Australian winner of the Tattersall’s Cup. The last was Kevan Pearce’s SAP Ausmaid in 2000.

Earlier today the IOR Farr 40 Aurora was also penalised. The International Jury imposed a 30% scoring penalty for a breach of RRS 41

The official prizegiving for the 2009 Rolex Sydney Hobart will be held at the Royal Yacht Club of Tasmania tomorrow morning, 11am.

Standings At racetime 05:03:20 - 31 December 2009, 4:20pm   EST. ELAPSED   EST. CORR. YACHT NAME DIV LAT  LONG  DTG  SOG  COG  TIME & SPEED H'CAP  TIME & SPEED IRC Overall 1 Two True* 4 Finished   03:23:49:03   6.6   1.085   04:07:57:43   6.0    Andrew Saies SA    30 Dec, 12:49pm   2 Wicked 4 Finished   04:00:11:16   6.5   1.088   04:08:39:08   6.0    Mark Welsh VIC    30 Dec, 1:11pm   3 Next 3 Finished   04:00:16:59   6.5   1.099   04:09:48:54   5.9    Ian Mason (8) NSW    30 Dec, 1:16pm   4 Swish 3 Finished   04:00:16:54   6.5   1.104   04:10:17:42   5.9    Steven Proud NSW    30 Dec, 1:16pm   5 Patrice Six 3 Finished   03:23:05:34   6.6   1.119   04:10:24:32   5.9    Tony Kirby (27) NSW    30 Dec, 12:05pm   6 Ran 1 Finished   02:20:27:55   9.2   1.56   04:10:48:21   5.9    Niklas Zennstrom/Tim Powell (2) UK    29 Dec, 9:27am   7 Zephyr Hamilton Elevators 4 Finished   04:15:33:35   5.6   0.958   04:10:52:27   5.9    James Connell (2) NSW    31 Dec, 4:33am   8 Charisma 3 Finished   03:23:38:48   6.6   1.118   04:10:55:59   5.9    Alejandro Perez Calzada Spain    30 Dec, 12:38pm   9 Imagination 3 Finished   03:23:30:43   6.6   1.123   04:11:15:36   5.9    Robin Hawthorn NSW    30 Dec, 12:30pm   10 Tow Truck 2 Finished   03:21:16:47   6.7   1.15   04:11:16:18   5.9    Anthony Paterson (8) NSW    30 Dec, 10:16am   11 AFR Midnight Rambler 2 Finished   03:20:42:02   6.8   1.159   04:11:26:24   5.8    Ed Psaltis (28) NSW    30 Dec, 9:42am   12 Alfa Romeo 0 Finished   02:09:02:10   11.0   1.897   04:12:11:51   5.8    Neville Crichton NZ    28 Dec, 10:02pm   13 Shogun 1 Finished   03:08:16:03   7.8   1.36   04:13:09:50   5.8    Rob Hanna VIC    29 Dec, 9:16pm   14 Seahold Perie Banou II 4 Finished   04:20:38:03   5.4   0.943   04:13:59:10   5.7    Jon Sanders (6) WA    31 Dec, 9:38am   15 Chutzpah 2 Finished   03:19:31:43   6.9   1.203   04:14:06:32   5.7    Bruce Taylor(28) VIC    30 Dec, 8:31am   16 St Jude 2 Finished   03:21:22:23   6.7   1.18   04:14:10:49   5.7    Noel Cornish (2) NSW    30 Dec, 10:22am   17 Evolution Racing 0 Finished   03:09:27:49   7.7   1.357   04:14:32:46   5.7    Ray Roberts NSW    29 Dec, 10:27pm   18 Rush 2 Finished   03:18:03:53   7.0   1.229   04:14:41:22   5.7    John Paterson VIC    30 Dec, 7:03am   19 Matangi 4 Finished   04:14:04:49   5.7   1.011   04:15:17:28   5.6    David Stephenson (6) TAS    31 Dec, 3:04am   20 Ragamuffin 1 Finished   03:10:56:49   7.6   1.342   04:15:18:53   5.6    Syd Fischer NSW    29 Dec, 11:56pm   21 Dekadence 2 Finished   03:21:07:03   6.7   1.196   04:15:22:07   5.6    David Creese TAS    30 Dec, 10:07am   22 Shortwave 1 Finished   03:10:36:59   7.6   1.349   04:15:26:58   5.6    Matthew Short (5) NSW    29 Dec, 11:36pm   23 Ray White Spirit of Koomooloo 4 Finished   04:12:53:10   5.8   1.026   04:15:43:02   5.6    Mike Freebairn (6) QLD    31 Dec, 1:53am   24 Love & War 4 Finished   04:14:03:23   5.7   1.02   04:16:15:27   5.6    Simon Kurts (2) NSW    31 Dec, 3:03am   25 Pinta - M 4 Finished   04:19:40:32   5.4   0.972   04:16:26:12   5.6    Atse Blei (1) Netherlands    31 Dec, 8:40am   26 Ichi Ban 0 Finished   02:21:37:56   9.0   1.615   04:16:27:22   5.6    Matt Allen (20) NSW    29 Dec, 10:37am   27 Quest 1 Finished   03:11:45:55   7.5   1.343   04:16:29:48   5.6    Bob Steel (18) NSW    30 Dec, 12:45am   28 Yendys 1 Finished   03:08:47:20   7.8   1.4   04:17:06:16   5.6    Geoff Ross (14) NSW    29 Dec, 9:47pm   29 Paca 4 Finished   04:08:42:45   6.0   1.084   04:17:30:30   5.5    Philippe Mengual NSW    30 Dec, 9:42pm   30 The Subzero Goat 3 Finished   04:06:37:59   6.1   1.107   04:17:36:53   5.5    Bruce Foye NSW    30 Dec, 7:37pm   31 Archie 4 Finished   04:13:46:11   5.7   1.036   04:17:43:17   5.5    Mick Souter (5) TAS    31 Dec, 2:46am   32 Bacardi 4 Finished   04:13:24:00   5.7   1.043   04:18:06:15   5.5    Martin Power (7) VIC    31 Dec, 2:24am   33 Cougar II 1 Finished   03:12:43:05   7.4   1.347   04:18:06:55   5.5    Alan Whiteley (4) VIC    30 Dec, 1:43am   34 Nips N Tux 3 Finished   04:08:34:34   6.0   1.092   04:18:11:50   5.5    Howard De Torres (8) NSW    30 Dec, 9:34pm   35 Wild Oats XI 0 Finished   02:11:05:34   10.6   1.933   04:18:13:35   5.5    Mark Richards (5) NSW    29 Dec, 12:05am   36 Secret Mens Business 3.5 1 Finished   03:13:36:33   7.3   1.337   04:18:27:34   5.5    Geoff Boettcher (20) SA    30 Dec, 2:36am   37 Living Doll 1 Finished   03:10:28:44   7.6   1.396   04:19:08:26   5.5    Michael Hiatt (4) VIC    29 Dec, 11:28pm   38 Auch 3 Finished   04:07:38:50   6.1   1.114   04:19:27:47   5.4    David Bean (3) TAS    30 Dec, 8:38pm   39 Ray White Castle Hill Tartan 4 Finished   04:20:05:57   5.4   1.004   04:20:33:49   5.4    Bruce Moore (1) NSW    31 Dec, 9:05am   40 Goldfinger 2 Finished   03:18:22:12   7.0   1.291   04:20:40:04   5.4    Peter Blake (7) VIC    30 Dec, 7:22am   41 Bear Necessity 4 Finished   04:14:37:51   5.7   1.056   04:20:49:34   5.4    Andrew Dally (4) NSW    31 Dec, 3:37am   42 Chancellor 4 Finished   04:14:10:58   5.7   1.061   04:20:54:14   5.4    Ted Tooher (4) NSW    31 Dec, 3:10am   43 Knee Deep 2 Finished   03:21:04:57   6.8   1.259   04:21:11:27   5.4    Philip Childs (3) WA    30 Dec, 10:04am   44 Pelagic Magic 4 Finished   04:13:58:26   5.7   1.066   04:21:13:56   5.4    Hugh Torode NSW    31 Dec, 2:58am   45 Audi Centre Melbourne 2 Finished   03:17:15:03   7.0   1.314   04:21:16:32   5.4    Chris Dare (8) VIC    30 Dec, 6:15am   46 Calm 1 Finished   03:14:45:12   7.2   1.353   04:21:22:38   5.4    Jason Van der Slot (4) VIC    30 Dec, 3:45am   47 Loki 1 Finished   03:06:41:37   8.0   1.496   04:21:43:32   5.3    Stephen Ainsworth (12) NSW    29 Dec, 7:41pm   48 Strewth 2 Finished   04:05:19:58   6.2   1.163   04:21:51:00   5.3    Geoff Hill NSW    30 Dec, 6:19pm   49 Copernicus 4 Finished   04:13:58:28   5.7   1.072   04:21:53:33   5.3    Greg Zyner (2) NSW    31 Dec, 2:58am   50 Discoverer of Hornet 3 Finished   04:08:43:44   6.0   1.129   04:22:14:20   5.3    Rebecca Walford UK    30 Dec, 9:43pm   51 Shamrock 2 Finished   03:20:36:56   6.8   1.279   04:22:27:19   5.3    Tony Donnellan VIC    30 Dec, 9:36am   52 One For The Road 4 Finished   04:18:28:00   5.5   1.035   04:22:28:23   5.3    Kym Butler (2) NSW    31 Dec, 7:28am   53 Colortile* 2 Finished   04:00:01:10   6.5   1.236   04:22:40:48   5.3    Warren Buchan NSW    30 Dec, 1:01pm   54 Papillon 4 Finished   04:12:51:23   5.8   1.093   04:22:58:48   5.3    Phil Molony (20) NSW    31 Dec, 1:51am   55 Suesea 2 Finished   03:23:26:44   6.6   1.249   04:23:12:41   5.3    Brian Todd WA    30 Dec, 12:26pm   56 Ninety Seven 2 Finished   04:05:07:02   6.2   1.181   04:23:25:10   5.3    Alan Saunders (1) VIC    30 Dec, 6:07pm   57 Another Fiasco 2 Finished   04:08:01:55   6.0   1.151   04:23:44:27   5.2    Damian Suckling (3) QLD    30 Dec, 9:01pm   58 41 SUD 4 Finished   04:14:53:33   5.7   1.088   05:00:39:04   5.2    Jean-Luc Esplaas New Caledonia    31 Dec, 3:53am   59 Aurora* 4 Finished   04:19:08:41   5.5   1.048   05:00:40:18   5.2    Jim Holley (21) NSW    31 Dec, 8:08am   60 ICAP Leopard 0 Finished   02:16:45:46   9.7   1.877   05:01:33:35   5.2    Mike Slade (3) UK    29 Dec, 5:45am   61 Valheru 2 Finished   04:04:43:26   6.2   1.207   05:01:34:25   5.2    Anthony Lyall (8) TAS    30 Dec, 5:43pm   62 Menace 3 Finished   04:12:58:02   5.8   1.119   05:01:56:04   5.2    John Simpson NSW    31 Dec, 1:58am   63 Balance 3 Finished   04:12:21:35   5.8   1.126   05:02:00:47   5.1    Paul Clitheroe NSW    31 Dec, 1:21am   64 Geomatic Joker 3 Finished   04:15:49:23   5.6   1.092   05:02:06:39   5.1    Grant Chipperfield VIC    31 Dec, 4:49am   65 Pretty Fly III 0 Finished   03:17:41:10   7.0   1.364   05:02:19:55   5.1    Colin Woods (3) NSW    30 Dec, 6:41am   66 Shining Sea 3 Finished   04:14:13:38   5.7   1.11   05:02:21:08   5.1    Andrew Corletto SA    31 Dec, 3:13am   67 Adventure of Hornet 3 Finished   04:13:00:25   5.8   1.129   05:03:04:08   5.1    Richard Tarr UK    31 Dec, 2:00am   68 Eleni 3 Finished   04:15:23:21   5.6   1.107   05:03:18:28   5.1    Tony Levett (6) NSW    31 Dec, 4:23am   69 Rapture 1 Finished   03:11:48:11   7.5   1.476   05:03:41:36   5.1    Jeff Hanlon (2) USA    30 Dec, 12:48am   70 Investec LOYAL 0 Finished   02:18:34:33   9.4   1.864   05:04:05:50   5.1    Sean Langman (18) TAS    29 Dec, 7:34am   71 Lahana 0 Finished   03:03:13:07   8.4   1.66   05:04:51:46   5.0    Peter Millard NSW    29 Dec, 4:13pm   72 YuuZoo 0 Finished   03:00:05:05   8.7   1.738   05:05:17:00   5.0    Ludde Ingvall NSW    29 Dec, 1:05pm   73 Challenger of Hornet 3 Finished   04:15:32:55   5.6   1.129   05:05:56:18   5.0    Darren Gale UK    31 Dec, 4:32am     Etihad Stadium* 0 Retired - at Port                Grant Wharington (22) VIC         Limit* 1 Retired - at Port                Alan Brierty (6) WA         Mondo* 3 Retired - at Port                Ray Sweeney QLD         She's The Culprit* 3 Retired - at Port                Todd Leary TAS       Notes Two True - the International Jury dismissed the protest against the boat relating to an incident in Sydney Harbour after the start Colortile - the International Jury dismissed the protest against the boat relating to an incident in Sydney Harbour after the start Aurora - 30% scoring penalty imposed by the Interational Jury for a breach of RRS 41 - this results in placings of 95th in line honours, 73rd in IRC and 20th in IRC Div 4 Etihad Stadium - rigging needed more tuning prior to being able to race Limit - rigging issues. Mondo - damaged rigging. Berthed at Eden She's The Culprit - minor damage sustained in harbour incident. Protest against the boat dismissed by the International Jury.   Key Unless otherwise indicated, all positions are obtained by a report from a GPS transceiver on the yachts. No Report     Position unknown. Deduced Reckoning     No report received — position deduced using previous known position. Estimate     No report received — position estimated. Radio report     No report received — position obtained by radio from yacht. Sighting     No report received — position obtained by a sighting of the yacht. Interpolation     No report received — position interpolated from earlier and later known positions.