Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race 1988
Southern Cross - lone boat in constitution dock after coming 4th over the line.

Location	Sydney
Country	Australia
Club	Cruising Yacht Club of Australia
Website	www.rolexsydneyhobart.com
Facebook Site	www.facebook.com/pages/Sydney-to-Hobart-Yacht-Race
Length of Race	630 nautical miles

Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race 1988

Major Results

Line Honors: Ragmuffin (3-15-29-07)

	IOR Division	Illingworth Divisions
Maxi:	Ragamuffin	Ragamuffin
Division A:	Great News	Spirit
Division B:	Southern Cross	Ocean Resorts
Division C:	Middle Harbour Express	Middle Harbour Express
Division D:	Illusion	Solandra

Weather

The race underdefined the toughness of the 630 nm bash race Southwards, a race that brings back every yacht and yachtsman to the common denominator of sound seamanship and stout craft in big seas and strong winds. Of the 119 starters, 38 retired, nearly half of them with broken masts or damaged rigging. The race started in a light northerly, but 12 hours after the start a 30-40 knot Southerly hit the fleet and against a 304 knot south-running current it kicked up boat and body-breaking seas which continued for two days and two nights. The wind died away on the third night at sea, giving the fleet light winds for the final 200 miles, with Ragamuffin's elapsed time almost 24 hours outside the record.

Results

Overall Results

Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race 1988 Results

Overall Results in the Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race 1988 - more detail to come

IOR	LH	Boat	Owner	Elapsed Time	Finishing Time	TCF	Corrected Tm	IOR					Illingworth
								Maxi	A	B	C	D	Maxi	A	B	C	D
1	13	Illusion	Gino Gnezic	05:03:12:03	31 Dec, 04:12:03 PM	0.7333	3-18-20-35					1
2	4	Southern Cross	W. Gilbert	04:18:30:12	31 Dec, 07:30:12 AM	0.7989	3-19-28-36			1
3	1	Ragamuffin (formerly Bumblebee IV)	Sid Fisher	03:15:29:07	30 Dec, 04:29:07 AM	1.0559	3-20-22-33	1					1
4	2	Great News	D. Forbes, J. Calvert-Jones	04:09:14:12	30 Dec, 10:14:12 PM	0.8789	3-20-29-33		1
5	20	Middle Harbour Express	Ray Stone, George Challoner	05:04:38:55	31 Dec, 05:38:55 PM	0.7638	3-23-12.24				1					1
6	22	Dictator	R. Fidock	05:05:13:15	31 Dec, 06:13:15 PM	0.77	4-01-17-48				2
7	12	Nadia IV	T. Dalton	05:03:03:40	31 Dec, 04:03:40 PM	0.7917	4-01-25-39			2					3
8	9	Sheraton Hobart	I. Smith	05:02:31:55	31 Dec, 03:31:55 PM	0.7955	4-01-28-27			3					4
9	10	Prime Factor	R. J. Brady	05:02:33:11	31 Dec, 03:33:11 PM	0.7982	4-01-49-19			4
10	14	Indian Pacific (VIC)	G. Durra	05:03:29:00	31 Dec, 04:29:00 PM	0.7932	4-01-56-49			5					5
11	15	Ferris Audio	D. Coulter	05:03:42:02	31 Dec, 04:42:02 PM	0.7943	4-02-15-19			6					6
12	42	Harbinger	B. Dean	05:14:19:54	01 Jan, 03:19:54 AM	0.7346	4-02-40-48					2
13	26	Scallywag	R. Corrie	05:06:32:56	31 Dec, 07:32:56 PM	0.7807	4-02-47-48				3					3
14	11	Ocean Blue Resorts	G. Lambert	05:02:35:06	31 Dec, 03:35:06 PM	0.8069	4-02-54-50			7					1
15	52	Solandra	R. W. & C.A. Escott	05:20:17:33	01 Jan, 09:17:33 AM	0.7114	4-03-48-15					3					1
16	31	Moonshine	R. St J. Cross	05:09:20:26	31 Dec, 10:20:26 PM	0.7773	4-04-32-11				4					5
17	29	Intrigue	D. Calveri	05:07:14:04	31 Dec, 08:14:04 PM	0.7929	4-04-53-03			8					7
18	60	Madmen's Woodyard	John Messenger	05:23:02:56	01 Jan, 12:02:56 PM	0.7061	4-05-00-25					4					4
19	41	Mark Twain	H. O'Neil, C. Ward	05:14:18:21	01 Jan, 03:18:21 AM	0.7555	4-05-28-05				5					2
20	28	Kingurra	P. Joubert	05:06:44:06	31 Dec, 07:44:06 PM	0.8016	4-05-35-27			9					2
21	18	Spirit	W. Miller	05:04:17:02	31 Dec, 05:17:02 PM	0.8263	4-06-41-45		2					1
22	19	Challenge II	J. Darey	05:04:21:32	31 Dec, 05:21:32 PM	0.8271	4-06-51-26		3					6
23	40	Kings Cross	B. Edmunds & R. Green	05:14:08:14	01 Jan, 03:08:14 AM	0.7669	4-06-52-11				6
24	32	Hummingbird	P. Nicholson	05:13:07:58	01 Jan, 02:07:58 AM	0.7747	4-07-08-17				7					8
25	48	Centurion	I. Twentyman	05:16:13:49	01 Jan, 05:13:49 AM	0.7575	4-07-11-40				8					4
26	43	Outrageous	J. Partidge	05:14:27:35	01 Jan, 03:27:35 AM	0.7684	4-07-19-08				9					7
27	68	Planet X	J. Goddard Jr	06:04:09:42	01 Jan, 05:09:42 PM	0.6976	4-07-21-27					5
28	24	Friction	C. Lake	05:06:10:45	31 Dec, 07:10:45 PM	0.822	4-07-43-09		4					2
29	55	Impeccable	John Walker	05:22:09:45	01 Jan, 11:09:45 AM	0.7301	4-07-47-34					6					6
30	45	Farrout	R. J. Pattison	05:15:46:56	01 Jan, 04:46:56 AM	0.7678	4-08-15-13				10					6
31	21	Parmelia	B. Woods	05:05:00:44	31 Dec, 06:00:44 PM	0.8343	4-08-17-52		5					3
32	65	Morning Tide	J. M. Lawler	06:02:44:59	01 Jan, 03:44:59 PM	0.7138	4-08-45-00					7					2
33	8	Mirrabooka	J. & P. Bennetto	05:02:29:33	31 Dec, 03:29:33 PM	0.8553	4-08-46-04		6
34	64	Firetel	R. Lawler & K. Taylor	06:01:16:00	01 Jan, 02:16:00 PM	0.7213	4-08-46-51					8					3
35	23	Computerland Solutions	NSW Police Assoc.	05:06:09:43	31 Dec, 07:09:43 PM	0.831	4-08-50-26		7					8
36	27	Veter	Far Eastern Shipping Co.	05:06:40:17	31 Dec, 07:40:17 PM	0.8293	4-09-02-55		8					5
37	30	Bacardi	Barcardi Syndicate	05:08:16:51	31 Dec, 09:16:51 PM	0.8207	4-09-16-48		9					4
38	56	Hornet	The Sting Syndicate	05:22:12:09	01 Jan, 11:12:09 AM	0.7424	4-09-34-16					9					5
39	38	Surefoot	D. Millikan	05:13:55:03	01 Jan, 02:55:03 AM	0.7909	4-09-54-55			10					9
40	35	Dry White	D. Leitch	05:13:43:20	01 Jan, 02:43:20 AM	0.7966	4-10-31-23			11					11
41	62	Sweet Lauraine	J. Flachs	05:23:14:09	01 Jan, 12:14:09 PM	0.7501	4-11-26-28					10					7
42	16	Longhorn	S. Beavers	05:03:54:13	31 Dec, 04:54:13 PM	0.8677	4-11-30-40		10					7
43	39	Changabang	B. Van Driel	05:13:55:19	01 Jan, 02:55:19 AM	0.8046	4-11-45-13			12					8
44	36	Fiddler's Green	L. Savage	05:13:51:49	01 Jan, 02:51:49 AM	0.8067	4-11-59-16			13					10
45	54	Nynja Go	R. Axe	05:21:28:00	01 Jan, 10:28:00 AM	0.774	4-13-29-43				11					9
46	46	Witchdoctor	The Rum Consortium	05:15:54:35	01 Jan, 04:54:35 AM	0.8082	4-13-50-32			14					14
47	33	Seahawk	J. Davern	05:13:17:38	01 Jan, 02:17:38 AM	0.826	4-14-06-03		11					10
48	6	Doctor Who	George Snow	04:23:06:56	31 Dec, 12:06:56 PM	0.9225	4-14-14-29	2					2
49	44	Ruthless	Peter Hill	05:15:43:11	01 Jan, 04:43:11 AM	0.819	4-15-09-16		12					11
50	25	White Swan	A. Flecknoe-Brown	05:06:14:08	31 Dec, 07:14:08 PM	0.8872	4-15-59-46		13					9
51	34	Sangaree	G. Cresse	05:13:38:59	01 Jan, 02:38:59 AM	0.8382	4-16-01-31		14					12
52	50	Mercedes IV	P. Stronach	05:18:58:06	01 Jan, 07:58:06 AM	0.8083	4-16-19-41			15					13
53	78	Mulberry	W. Wright	06:19:20:52	02 Jan, 08:20:52 AM	0.6889	4-16-31-49					11					8
54	49	Lady Penrhyn of Nirimba	Dep of Defence	05:18:50:58	01 Jan, 07:50:58 AM	0.8106	4-16-33-05			16					12
55	47	Pacific Breeze	B. Hitchman	05:15:55:22	01 Jan, 04:55:22 AM	0.8345	4-17-25-39		15					14
56	61	Salty Lady	R. Scoble	05:23:14:00	01 Jan, 12:14:00 PM	0.7964	4-18-04-16			17					15
57	70	Nellie Zander	J. Dayman	06:13:10:47	02 Jan, 02:10:47 AM	0.7268	4-18-14-18					12					9
58	53	Overdraft	D. Smith	05:20:28:32	01 Jan, 09:28:32 AM	0.8153	4-18-31-47		16					17
59	51	Pacific Flyer	R.B.Hatherley	05:19:35:57	01 Jan, 08:35:57 AM	0.8205	4-18-32-28		17					13
60	59	East of the Lizard	P.S. Gibson	05:22:33:26	01 Jan, 11:33:26 AM	0.8038	4-18-35-15			18
61	71	Billabong	L. Wings	06:13:24:12	02 Jan, 02:24:12 AM	0.7282	4-18-37-16					13					10
62	67	Buggbear	R. L. Bugg	06:04:03:31	01 Jan, 05:03:31 PM	0.7781	4-19-12-16				12
63	37	Group Therapy	Syndicate	05:13:53:44	01 Jan, 02:53:44 AM	0.8702	4-20-30-57		18					16
64	74	Strand By Strand	R. P. Harn	06:16:03:20	02 Jan, 05:03:20 AM	0.7322	4-21-11-34					14					11
65	3	Helsal II	A. M. Kelso	04:16:12:13	31 Dec, 05:12:13 AM	1.0463	4-21-23-55	3					3
66	75	La Vida	J. Amos	06:16:54:49	02 Jan, 05:54:49 AM	0.7296	4-21-24-09					15					12
67	57	Icarus	A. Ridley	05:22:16:09	01 Jan, 11:16:09 AM	0.8256	4-21-27-27		19					15
68	73	Ecstacy V	R. Harris	06:14:19:25	02 Jan, 03:19:25 AM	0.747	4-22-16-04					16					13
69	72	Galaxy III	D. Kitchener	06:13:26:59	02 Jan, 02:26:59 AM	0.7543	4-22-45-52				13					10
70	63	Sirocco	R. Robinson	06:01:05:42	01 Jan, 02:05:42 PM	0.8211	4-23-08-15		20					18
71	66	Alexander of Creswell	Dept of Defence	06:03:20:10	01 Jan, 04:20:10 PM	0.8108	4-23-28-29			19					16
72	80	Derwent Lass	D/ Colburn	07:06:42:36	02 Jan, 07:42:36 PM	0.6908	5-00-41-23					17					14
73	17	Hyperdrive	J. Clark	05:04:10:24	31 Dec, 05:10:24 PM	0.9784	5-01-29-28	4
74	69	Christine	D. pflaumbaum	06:06:34:33	01 Jan, 07:34:33 PM	0.8074	5-01-34-30			20
75	76	Don Pedro	R. Marks	06:17:01:00	02 Jan, 06:01:00 AM	0.7678	5-03-37-43				14					11
76	77	Southern Venture	A. Grice	06:19:09:11	02 Jan, 08:09:11 AM	0.7593	5-03-52-56				15					12
77	5	ANZ McCaughans Helsal	H. A. Fisher	04:22:30:33	31 Dec, 11:30:33 AM	1.0474	4-04-07-35	5					4
78	7	Montano Realty's Animal Farm	A. & M. Beilby	05:02:28:16	31 Dec, 03:28:16 PM	1.0202	5-04-56-42	6
79	58	Anaconda II	J. Grubic	05:22:16:10	01 Jan, 11:16:10 AM	1.0268	6-02-04-56	7					5
80	79	Sir Thomas Sopwith	Ocean Youth Club of Australia	07:01:27:35	02 Jan, 02:27:35 PM	0.9318	3-13-54-09	8					6
81	81	Fiona (10% Penalty)	D. Walsh	06:05:56:01	01 Jan, 06:56:01 PM	0.8189	5-02-46-50			21				19

Retirements

Retirements: All that Jazz, Apollo Batteries, Big Schott, Carina, Schutzpah, City Limits, Fly By Night, Franklin, Half Hour, Hammer of Queensland, Indian Pacific, Insatiable, Madeline's Daughter, Mistress Again, Mr Bojangles, Nantucket, Night Raider, Norther Territory Spirit, Ocean Road, Otella, Padam II, Pemberton IV, Rager, Raucous, Revelation, Ronstan Ultimate Challenge, Singapore Girl, St Jude, Stormy Petrel, Tradition, Turkey Shoot, Uptown Girl, Ventura Highway, Wild Oats, Windward Passage II.