1998 Fleet
115 yachts registered to begin the 1998 Sydney to Hobart Yacht race. They are:
| Yacht | Nation | Owner | Skipper | Launch Year | Line Honours Position and Finishing Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABN AMRO Challenge | Ray Roberts | ||||
| Adiago | Peter Williams | ||||
| Aera | Nick Lykiardopulo | ||||
| AFR Midnight Rambler | Edward Psaltis / Bob Thomas | ||||
| Alexander of Creswell | W. Hellwig | Royal Australian Navy | |||
| Allusive | John Smith | ||||
| Antipodes Sydney | Geoff Hill | Geoff Hill | |||
| Antuka | Raymond Semmens | Raymond Semmens | |||
| Aspect Computing | D. Pescud | ||||
| Assassin | R. Roberts | R. Roberts | |||
| Assassin | R. Crawford | ||||
| Atara | H. Cudmore / J. Storey | ||||
| Aurora | Jim Holly | ||||
| Ausmaid | G. Gjergja | ||||
| Avanti | Chris Mooney / John Mooney | ||||
| B52 | Wayne Miller | Wayne Miller | |||
| Bacardi | P. Cole | 1978 | |||
| Berrimilla | A. Whitworth | 1977 | |||
| Bin Rouge | D Hodgkinson | Christopher Bowling | |||
| Bobsled | P. White | G. Bush / N. Feros | |||
| Boomaroo Morse Fans | J. McIntosh | J. McIntosh | |||
| Breakaway | K. McDonald | ||||
| Bright Morning Star | Hugh Treharne | I. Treharne | 1986 | ||
| Brindabella | George Snow | George Snow | 1993 | ||
| Business Post Naiad | Bruce Guy† | Bruce Guy† | RETIRED (Abandoned) | ||
| Canon Maris | Ian Kiernan | Ian Kiernan | |||
| Challenge Again | |||||
| Chutzpah | |||||
| Computerland | |||||
| Cyclone | |||||
| Dixie Chicken | |||||
| Doctel Rager | |||||
| Elysion Blue | |||||
| Forzado | |||||
| Foxtel Titan Ford | |||||
| Fudge | |||||
| Gundy Grey' | |||||
| Helsal II | Keith Flint | Keith Flint | 1979 | ||
| Henry Kendall Akubra | |||||
| Hi Flyer PNG | |||||
| Hogsbreath Witchdoctor | |||||
| Impeccable | |||||
| Indian Pacific | |||||
| Industrial Quest | |||||
| Inner Circle | |||||
| Innkeeper | |||||
| Jack Guy | |||||
| Jubilation | |||||
| Kendell | |||||
| Kickatinalong | |||||
| King Billy | |||||
| Kingurra | |||||
| Komatsu Blue Lady | |||||
| Lady Penryhn | |||||
| Liquid Asset | |||||
| Loki | |||||
| Maglieri Wines | |||||
| Marchioness | |||||
| Margaret Rintoul II | |||||
| Mark Twain | |||||
| Mercedes IV | 1974 | ||||
| Midnight Special | |||||
| Miintinta | |||||
| Mirrabooka | |||||
| Misty | |||||
| Morning Tide | |||||
| Nattel Adrenalin | |||||
| New Horizons | |||||
| Ninety Seven | |||||
| Nokia | |||||
| Not Negotiable | |||||
| Nouméa | |||||
| Ocean Designs | S. Bean | Retired (Eden) | |||
| Outlaw | |||||
| Pippin | |||||
| Polaris | |||||
| Quest | |||||
| Ragamuffin | |||||
| Rapscallion Team Syntegra | Dick Voorderhake | ||||
| Red Jacket | |||||
| Relish IV | |||||
| Renegade | |||||
| Ruff 'N Tumble | |||||
| Sagacious | |||||
| Sayonara | Larry Ellison | Larry Ellison | |||
| Sea Jay | |||||
| Secret Men's Business | |||||
| Sharp Hawk | |||||
| She II | |||||
| She's Apples Two | |||||
| Siena | |||||
| Sledghammer | |||||
| Solo Globe Challenger | |||||
| Southerly | |||||
| Spirit of Downunder | |||||
| Sword of Orion | |||||
| Sydney | |||||
| T42 Solandra | |||||
| Tartan | |||||
| Team Jaguar Infinity | |||||
| Tenacious | |||||
| Terra Firma | |||||
| Tilting At Windmills | |||||
| Trust Bank Hummingbird | |||||
| Unipro Ocean Road | |||||
| Vagrant | |||||
| Valheru | |||||
| VC Offshore Stand Aside | |||||
| Veto | |||||
| Waitangi II | |||||
| Wide Load | |||||
| Wild One | Co-owner Barry Main | Barry Main | |||
| Wild Thing | |||||
| Winston Churchill | Richard Winning | Richard Winning | |||
| Yendys | |||||
| Zeus II |
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their spars like burned matchsticks.”
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