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Historical facts from 1958 to 2025

First Blue Water Champion - 1958/59

Siandra
Skipper: Graham Newland
Design: Lion 35'

2025/26 Audi Centre Sydney Blue Water Pointscore Champion

Bacchanal (Ronald Epstein)

2025/26 Tasman Performance Series Champion

Verite (Paul Beath)

2025/26 Wild Rose Pointscore Champion

Min River (Jiang Lin)

2025/26 Bass & Flinders Series Champion

Smuggler (Sebastian Bohm)

2022 Cape Byron Pointscore Champion (not conducted since 2022)

Moneypenny (Sean Langman)

Multiple Blue Water Champions

Ragamuffin, Syd Fischer (NSW) - 9 times - 1968/9, 1969/70, 1970/1, 1976/7, 1977/8, 1997/8, 1998/9, 2007/8 (not all the same boat, but all owned by Syd Fischer)
Kings Cross, Ray Stone (NSW) - 1990/1, 1991/2, 1992/3, 1995/96
Ichi Ban, Matt Allen (NSW) - 2018/19, 2019/20, 2021/22
Wild Oats/AMP Wild Oats/Wild Rose, Roger Hickman (NSW) - 1993/4, 1994/5
Cadence, H S Mason - 1965/6, 1966/7
Atara, John Storey - 1996/7, 1999/2000
Quest, Bob Steel (NSW) - 2002/3, 2009/10
Loki, Stephen Ainsworth (NSW) - 2010/11, 2012/13

Current Blue Water Pointscore race records

Noakes Sydney Gold Coast Yacht Race (384nm)

Open - Wild Oats XI (The Oatley Family) - 22 hours, 3 minutes and 46 seconds set in 2012
Conventional ballast - Loki (RP63) (Stephen Ainsworth) - 1 day, 2 hours, 52 minutes and 39 seconds set in 2012

Flinders Island Race (88nm)

Open - URM Group (Anthony & David Johnston) - 6 hours, 15 minutes and 44 seconds set in 2025
Conventional ballast - URM Group (Anthony & David Johnston) - 6 hours, 15 minutes and 44 seconds set in 2025

Tollgate Islands Race (258nm)

Open - Andoo Comanche (John Winning Jr.) - 17 hours, 31 minutes and 30 seconds set in 2023
Conventional ballast - URM Group (Anthony & David Johnston) – 1 day, 1 hour, 28 minutes and 11 seconds set in 2023

Newcastle Bass Island Race (216nm) (not conducted since 2019)

Open - Comanche (Jim Cooney/Samantha Grant) - 18 hours, 34 minutes and 38 seconds set in 2018
Conventional ballast - Ichi Ban (Carkeek 60) (Matt Allen) – 20 hours, 52 minutes and 49 seconds set in 2014

Cabbage Tree Island Race (172nm)

Open – Andoo Comanche (John Winning Jr) – 12 hours, 19 minutes and 08 seconds set in 2022
Conventional ballast – URM (Anthony & David Johnston) – 18 hours, 7 minutes and 45 seconds set in 2021

Bird Island Race (83nm)

Open - URM (Anthony & David Johnston) - 5 hours, 22 minutes and 21 seconds set in 2021
Conventional ballast - URM (Anthony & David Johnston) - 5 hours, 22 minutes and 21 seconds set in 2021

Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race (628nm)

Open – LDV Comanche (Jim Cooney/Samantha Grant) – 1 day, 9 hours, 15 minutes and 24 seconds set in 2017
Conventional ballast – URM Group (Anthony & David Johnston) – 1 day, 19 hours, 6 minutes and 48 seconds set in 2022

Smuggler

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Sail number: 6952
Type: JV TP52
Owner: Sebastian Bohm

Historical facts

Historical facts from 1958 to 2025

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First Blue Water Champion - 1958/59	Siandra Skipper: Graham Newland Design: Lion 35'
2025/26 Audi Centre Sydney Blue Water Pointscore Champion	Bacchanal (Ronald Epstein)
2025/26 Tasman Performance Series Champion	Verite (Paul Beath)
2025/26 Wild Rose Pointscore Champion	Min River (Jiang Lin)
2025/26 Bass & Flinders Series Champion	Smuggler (Sebastian Bohm)
2022 Cape Byron Pointscore Champion (not conducted since 2022)	Moneypenny (Sean Langman)
Multiple Blue Water Champions	Ragamuffin, Syd Fischer (NSW) - 9 times - 1968/9, 1969/70, 1970/1, 1976/7, 1977/8, 1997/8, 1998/9, 2007/8 (not all the same boat, but all owned by Syd Fischer) Kings Cross, Ray Stone (NSW) - 1990/1, 1991/2, 1992/3, 1995/96 Ichi Ban, Matt Allen (NSW) - 2018/19, 2019/20, 2021/22 Wild Oats/AMP Wild Oats/Wild Rose, Roger Hickman (NSW) - 1993/4, 1994/5 Cadence, H S Mason - 1965/6, 1966/7 Atara, John Storey - 1996/7, 1999/2000 Quest, Bob Steel (NSW) - 2002/3, 2009/10 Loki, Stephen Ainsworth (NSW) - 2010/11, 2012/13
Current Blue Water Pointscore race records
Noakes Sydney Gold Coast Yacht Race (384nm)	Open - Wild Oats XI (The Oatley Family) - 22 hours, 3 minutes and 46 seconds set in 2012 Conventional ballast - Loki (RP63) (Stephen Ainsworth) - 1 day, 2 hours, 52 minutes and 39 seconds set in 2012
Flinders Island Race (88nm)	Open - URM Group (Anthony & David Johnston) - 6 hours, 15 minutes and 44 seconds set in 2025 Conventional ballast - URM Group (Anthony & David Johnston) - 6 hours, 15 minutes and 44 seconds set in 2025
Tollgate Islands Race (258nm)	Open - Andoo Comanche (John Winning Jr.) - 17 hours, 31 minutes and 30 seconds set in 2023 Conventional ballast - URM Group (Anthony & David Johnston) – 1 day, 1 hour, 28 minutes and 11 seconds set in 2023
Newcastle Bass Island Race (216nm) (not conducted since 2019)	Open - Comanche (Jim Cooney/Samantha Grant) - 18 hours, 34 minutes and 38 seconds set in 2018 Conventional ballast - Ichi Ban (Carkeek 60) (Matt Allen) – 20 hours, 52 minutes and 49 seconds set in 2014
Cabbage Tree Island Race (172nm)	Open – Andoo Comanche (John Winning Jr) – 12 hours, 19 minutes and 08 seconds set in 2022 Conventional ballast – URM (Anthony & David Johnston) – 18 hours, 7 minutes and 45 seconds set in 2021
Bird Island Race (83nm)	Open - URM (Anthony & David Johnston) - 5 hours, 22 minutes and 21 seconds set in 2021 Conventional ballast - URM (Anthony & David Johnston) - 5 hours, 22 minutes and 21 seconds set in 2021
Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race (628nm)	Open – LDV Comanche (Jim Cooney/Samantha Grant) – 1 day, 9 hours, 15 minutes and 24 seconds set in 2017 Conventional ballast – URM Group (Anthony & David Johnston) – 1 day, 19 hours, 6 minutes and 48 seconds set in 2022