5:06 PM Tue 22 Dec 2009 GMT
First Race Winner Rani
Captain John Illingworth RN (UK)
Design: Barber 35' cutter
Line and handicap winner
2008 Overall Winner - Quest, Robert Steel, NSW, Design: Farr TP62
2008 Line Honours Winner - Wild Oats XI, Bob Oatley, Design: Reichel/Pugh 98
Double Winners - Line Honours and Overall Rani (GBR) - 1945
American Eagle (USA) - 1972
Kialoa (USA) - 1977
New Zealand (NZL) - 1980
Sovereign (NSW) - 1987
Wild Oats XI (NSW) - 2005
Multiple Line Honours Winners Morna/Kurrewa IV (NSW/Vic) - 7 races
Astor (NSW) - 3 races
Margaret Rintoul (NSW) - 2 races
Solo (NSW) - 2 races
Kialoa III/Kialoa II (same boat) (USA) - 2 races
Bumblebee IV/ Ragamuffin (same boat) (NSW) - 3 races
Sayonara (USA) - 2 races
Wild Oats XI (AUS) - 4
Multiple Overall Winners Freya (NSW) - 3 successive races
Westward (TAS) - 2 races
Siandra (NSW) - 2 races
Solo (NSW) - 2 races
Love & War (NSW) - 3 races
Ausmaid (SA) - 2 races
Fastest Race The fastest race was in 2005
Wild Oats XI (AUS) 01:18:40:10
Kialoa (USA) held the record for 21 years, Morning Glory (GER) for three and Nokia (AUS/DEN) for five.
Brindabella (AUS) 01:20:46:33 holds the race record for a conventionally ballasted yacht set in 1999
Slowest Race The slowest race was in 1945
Wayfarer - Peter Luke, NSW 11:06:20
Closest Finish 1982 - Condor of Bermuda beat Apollo by just seven seconds
In 2001 - 47 minutes separated the first 6 boats
Most races by any boat Phillip's Foote Witchdoctor - 27 races
Mark Twain - 25 races
Impeccable 25 races
Bacardi - 23 races
Polaris of Belmont - 23 races
Margaret Rintoul II/Spirit of Koomooloo - 22 races
Most races by any yachtsman Tony Cable (NSW) - 45
The late John Bennetto (Tas) - 44 races
Lou Abrahams (Vic) -44 races
Tony Ellis (NSW) - 42
Richard (Sightie) Hammond (NSW) - 40 races
Bernie Case (QLD) - 40
Bill Ratcliff (NSW) - 40
Record Fleets 371 starters in 1994 - the 50th race
179 starters in 1985
155 starters in 1984
2008 Year's Fleet 100 starters
92 finishers
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