Historical Facts

Historical Facts

  • Loki sailed a flawless race to win the Tattersall Cup Loki sailed a flawless race to win the Tattersall Cup
  • Love & War won overall in 1974, 1978 and 2006 Love & War won overall in 1974, 1978 and 2006
  • Giacomo revelling in open water conditions clear of other boats Giacomo revelling in open water conditions clear of other boats

Historical facts from 1945 to 2022

First Race Winner
  • Rani
    Skipper: Captain John Illingworth RN (UK)
    Design: Barber 35' cutter
    Line honours and handicap winner

2023 Overall Winner

2023 Line Honours Winner

  • Alive, a Reichel Pugh 66 owned by Philip Turner and skippered by Duncan Hines (Tasmania, Australia)

  • LawConnect, a Juan K 100 Custom owned by Christian Beck (New South Wales, Australia)
Double Winners - Line Honours and Overall
  • Rani (GBR) - 1945
  • American Eagle (USA) - 1972
  • Kialoa (USA) - 1977
  • New Zealand (New Zealand) - 1980
  • Sovereign (NSW) - 1987
  • Wild Oats XI (NSW) - 2005 & 2012
Multiple Line Honours Winners

  • Wild Oats XI (NSW/QLD) – 9 races including 4 successive races (2005-2008)

  • Morna / Kurrewa IV (NSW) – 7 races

  • Comanche / LDV Comanche / Andoo Comanche (USA/NSW) - 4 races

  • Astor (NSW) – 3 races   

  • Bumblebee IV / Ragamuffin (NSW) – 3 races

  • Condor (Bermuda) – 2 races 

  • Margaret Rintoul (NSW) – 2 races

  • Solo (NSW) – 2 races
  • Kialoa III (USA) – 2 races
  • Sayonara (USA) – 2 races

  • Alfa Romeo / Black Jack - 2 races
Multiple Overall Winners
  • Freya (NSW) – 3 successive races from 1963-1965
  • Love & War (NSW) – 3 races: 1974, 1978 and 2006
  • Ichi Ban (NSW) - 3 races: 2017, 2019 and 2021
  • Westward (TAS) – 2 successive races: 1947 and 1948
  • Siandra (NSW) – 2 races: 1958 and 1960
  • Solo (NSW) – 2 races: 1956 and 1962
  • Ausmaid (SA/VIC) – 2 races: 1996 and 2000
  • Wild Oats XI (NSW/QLD) – 2 races: 2005 and 2012
  • Balance (NSW) – 2 races: as Quest in 2008 and as Balance in 2015
  • Alive (Tasmania) - 2 races: 2018 and 2023
Fastest race The fastest race was in 2017
  • LDV Comanche (Australia)
    01:09:15:24
  • prior to that Kialoa (USA) held the record for 21 years, Morning Glory (Germany) for three and Nokia (AUS/Denmark) for five.
  • URM Group (Australia) 01:19:06:48 holds the race record for a conventionally ballasted yacht, set in 2022
Slowest race The slowest race was in 1945
  • Wayfarer - Peter Luke, NSW
    11:06:20
Closest line honours finish
  • 1982 - Condor of Bermuda beat Apollo by just seven seconds
  • 2023 - LawConnect beat Andoo Comanche by 51 seconds
  • 2001 - 47 minutes separated the first 6 boats
  • 2018 - 42 minutes separated the first 4 boats
  • 2022 - 44 minutes separated the first 3 boats
Most races by any boat
  • Bacardi - 30 races
  • Phillip's Foote Witchdoctor / Sweet Caroline - 27 races
  • Ragamuffin / Margaret Rintoul II / Spirit of Koomooloo (50 footer) - 26 races
  • Polaris of Belmont- 26 races
  • Mark Twain - 26 races
  • Impeccable - 25 races
  • Brindabella (Jutson 75) - 20 races
Most races by any competitor
  • Tony Ellis (NSW) - 54 races (1 overall win, 2 line honours)
  • Tony Cable (NSW) - 53 races/2 on RRV (1 overall win, 2 line honours)
  • Colin Wildman (NSW) - 53 races/21 on RRV (1 overall win, 1 line honours)
  • Bill Ratcliff (NSW) - 50 races
  • Lindsay May (NSW) - 50 consecutive races (3 overall wins, 1 line honours)
  • Bruce Gould (NSW) - 50 races/10 on RRV (2 overall wins, 2 line honours)
  • Syd Fischer (NSW) - 47 races (1 overall win, 2 line honours)
  • David Kellett (NSW) - 48 races/22 on RRV (1 overall win, 2 line honours)
  • Michael Spies (NSW) - 45 races (1 overall win, 1 line honours)
  • John Bennetto (Tas)(Dec) - 44 races (1 overall win, 1 line honours)
  • Lou Abrahams (Vic)(Dec) - 44 races (2 overall wins)
  • Mike Green (NSW) - 43 races (3 overall wins, 1 line honours)
  • Bruce Taylor - 42 races
  • Bernie Case (VIC) - 40 races (1 line honours)
  • Richard (Sightie) Hammond (NSW)(Dec) - 40 races; first person to sail 40 races (2 overall wins, 2 line honours)
  • Ed Psaltis - 41 races (1 overall win)
Record fleets
  • 371 starters in 1994 (309 finished) - the 50th race
  • 179 starters in 1985 (145 finished)
  • 173 in 1983 (128 finished)
  • 159 in 1981 (143 finished)
  • 157 starters in 2019 (154 finished) - the 75th race
  • 154 starters in 1987 (146 finished)
  • 151 starters in 1984 (46 finished)
Boat designers - most overall wins
  • Bruce Farr / Farr Yacht Design - 21 since 1976
  • Sparkman & Stephens - 8 (1967, 1969, 1971, 1974, 1977, 1978, 1983, 2006)
  • Trygve Halvorsen - 5 (1954, 1957, 1963, 1964, 1965)
  • Reichel Pugh - 6 (2005, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2018, 2023)
2023 Fleet
  • 103 starters
  • 85 finishers

 

 RSHYR - Race Statistics 1945-2022