Noakes Sydney Gold Coast Yacht Race 2025

Facts and Figures

Start

Sydney Harbour - 1300hrs on the last Saturday in July

Finish

Off Main Beach, Southport

Organising club

Cruising Yacht Club of Australia

Finish host club

Southport Yacht Club

First held

1986, following opening of Gold Coast Seaway at Southport

Race distance

384 nautical miles

Race record

22 hours 33 minutes 46 seconds set by Wild Oats XI (The Oatley Family) in 2012

Loki (Stephen Ainsworth) holds the conventionally ballasted record of 26 hours 52 minutes 39 seconds

2025 Overall Winner

Smuggler, JV52 owned by Sebastian Bohm

2024 Line Honours Winner

Wild Thing 100, a Maxi 100 owned by Grant Wharington

Multiple Winners

Line Honours

Amazon (Peter Walker) 1991, 1992, 1993, 1997

Brindabella (George Snow) 1995, 1996, 1999

Grundig (Sean Langman) 2001, 2003

Wild Thing / Skandia (Grant Wharington) 2000, 2002, 2006, 2013

Wild Oats X (Robert Oatley/The Oatley Family/Mark Richards) 2005, 2009, 2019

Wild Oats XI (The Oatley Family/Mark Richards) 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2017

Andoo Comanche (John Winning Jr) 2022, 2023

Handicap

Witchcraft II / Canon Copiers (Bruce Staples) 1989, 1994, 1995

Wild Oats (Bruce Foye & Partners) 1991, 1994

Pemberton II (Richard Hudson) 1988, 1990

Brindabella (George Snow) 1991, 1995

Ragamuffin (Syd Fischer) 2000, 2003
Wild Joe (Steven David) 2006, 2007

Loki (Stephen Ainsworth) 2010, 2012
Komatsu Azzurro (Shane Kearns) 2015, 2017

Double Wins - Line Honours/Handicap

Apollo (Jack Rooklyn) 1986 (IOR overall)

Brindabella (George Snow) 1995 (IMS A)

Foxtel Amazon (Peter Walker) 1997 (PHS A)

Sydney (Charles Curran) 1998 (IMS A)

Wild Thing (Grant Wharington) 1999 (IMS Overall & IMS Division A)

Grundig (Sean Langman), 2003 (IRC Overall & IRC Division A)

Quantum Racing (Ray Roberts), 2008 (IRC Overall & IRC Division 0)

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Sail number: 5038
Type: Sydney 38
Owner: Kim Jaggar

Historical Facts

Facts and Figures

YACHT PROFILE

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Start	Sydney Harbour - 1300hrs on the last Saturday in July
Finish	Off Main Beach, Southport
Organising club	Cruising Yacht Club of Australia
Finish host club	Southport Yacht Club
First held	1986, following opening of Gold Coast Seaway at Southport
Race distance	384 nautical miles
Race record	22 hours 33 minutes 46 seconds set by Wild Oats XI (The Oatley Family) in 2012 *Loki* (Stephen Ainsworth) holds the conventionally ballasted record of 26 hours 52 minutes 39 seconds
2025 Overall Winner	Smuggler, JV52 owned by Sebastian Bohm
2024 Line Honours Winner	Wild Thing 100, a Maxi 100 owned by Grant Wharington
Multiple Winners
Line Honours	Amazon (Peter Walker) 1991, 1992, 1993, 1997 Brindabella (George Snow) 1995, 1996, 1999 Grundig (Sean Langman) 2001, 2003 Wild Thing / Skandia (Grant Wharington) 2000, 2002, 2006, 2013 Wild Oats X (Robert Oatley/The Oatley Family/Mark Richards) 2005, 2009, 2019 Wild Oats XI (The Oatley Family/Mark Richards) 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2017 Andoo Comanche (John Winning Jr) 2022, 2023
Handicap	Witchcraft II / Canon Copiers (Bruce Staples) 1989, 1994, 1995 Wild Oats (Bruce Foye & Partners) 1991, 1994 Pemberton II (Richard Hudson) 1988, 1990 Brindabella (George Snow) 1991, 1995 Ragamuffin (Syd Fischer) 2000, 2003 Wild Joe (Steven David) 2006, 2007 Loki (Stephen Ainsworth) 2010, 2012 Komatsu Azzurro (Shane Kearns) 2015, 2017
Double Wins - Line Honours/Handicap	Apollo (Jack Rooklyn) 1986 (IOR overall) Brindabella (George Snow) 1995 (IMS A) Foxtel Amazon (Peter Walker) 1997 (PHS A) Sydney (Charles Curran) 1998 (IMS A) Wild Thing (Grant Wharington) 1999 (IMS Overall & IMS Division A) Grundig (Sean Langman), 2003 (IRC Overall & IRC Division A) Quantum Racing (Ray Roberts), 2008 (IRC Overall & IRC Division 0)