Historical facts

Historical facts

Historical facts from 1953 to 2025

First Race Winner
  • Irene
    Harry & W Hughes (NSW)
    Design: 41' schooner
    Handicap winner

2018 Overall Winner

 

2018 Line Honours Winner

 

  • Smuggler, a Rogers 46 owned by Sebastian Bohm (NSW)


  • Frantic, a TP52 owned by Michael Martin (NSW)

 
Double Winners - Line Honours and Overall
  • Sweet Caroline (M W D Phillips) - 1979 and 1983
  • Nadia IV (Canberra Ocean Racing Club) - 1987
  • Pilgrim (G Evans) - 1993
Multiple Line Honours Winners
  • Sweet Caroline (M W D Phillips) – 2 races
Multiple Overall Winners
  • Sweet Caroline (M W D Phillips) – 2 races
Fastest race The fastest race was in 2018
  • Frantic - Michael Martin (NSW)
    04:02:23:34
Slowest race The slowest race was in 1953
  • Horizon - Sverre Berg, NSW
    9:04:45
Closest line honours finish
  • 1953 - White Cloud beat Irene by just 5 minutes after 7 and a half days of racing
Most races by any boat
  • Sweet Caroline - 2 races
Record Fleet
  • 37 starters in 1983
2025 Fleet

3 starters, all of whom retired