# 1990 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race

The 1990 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race, sponsored by Nortel, was the 46th annual running of the "blue water classic" Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race. As in past editions of the race, it was hosted by the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia based in Sydney, New South Wales. As with previous Sydney to Hobart Yacht Races, the 1990 edition began on Sydney Harbour, at noon on Boxing Day (26 December 1990), before heading south for 630 nautical miles (1,170 km) through the Tasman Sea, past Bass Strait, into Storm Bay and up the River Derwent, to cross the finish line in Hobart, Tasmania.
The 1990 fleet comprised 105 starters of which 86 completed the race and 19 yachts retired.

## Results
### Line Honours results (Top 10)

| Position | Sail number | Yacht | State/Country | Yacht type | LOA (Metres) | Skipper | Elapsed time d:hh:mm:ss |
| 1 | KA 70 | Ragamuffin | New South Wales | Frers Maxi | 24.13 | Syd Fischer | 2:21:05:33 |
| 2 | KB 80 | Condor | New South Wales | Holland Maxi Sloop | 24.50 | Anthony Paola | 2:21:53:08 |
| 3 | KA C1 | Brinabella | Australian Capital Territory | Farr Pocket Maxi | 19.60 | George Snow | 2:22:33:07 |
| 4 | 5444 | Bobsled | New South Wales | Steinman ULDB Pocket Maxi | 20.12 | Geoffrey Bush Nick Feros | 2:23:12:01 |
| 5 | 7 | Hammer of Queensland | Queensland | Steinman Pocket Maxi | 20.51 | Arthur Bloore | 3:02:46:12 |
| 6 | SA 93 | Helsal II | South Australia | Adams Pocket Maxi | 20.03 | Keith Flint | 3:03:27:50 |
| 7 | 262 | Helsal III | Tasmania | Adams Pocket Maxi | 20.00 | John Wertheimer | 3:04:29:58 |
| 8 | B 4233 | Cotton Blossom II | Victoria | Farr 55 | 16.71 | Eddie Barren | 3:05:42:21 |
| 9 | 5222 | Freight Train | New South Wales | Frers Pocket Maxi | 18.82 | Damien Parkes | 3:06:02:02 |
| 10 | 3105 | Doctor Who | Tasmania | Davidson 51 | 15.70 | Roger Jackman | 3:07:23:02 |

### Handicap results (Top 10)

| Position | Sail number | Yacht | State/Country | Yacht type | LOA (Metres) | Skipper | Corrected time d:hh:mm:ss |
| 1 | KA 4000 | Sagacious V | New South Wales | Farr One Tonner | 12.08 | Gary Appleby | 2:19:44:32 |
| 2 | R33 | Chutzpah | Victoria | Davidson 34 | 10.20 | Bruce Taylor | 2:23:18:20 |
| 3 | SM 80 | Illusion | Victoria | Davidson 34 | 10.21 | Gino Knezic | 2:23:18:38 |
| 4 | 4186 | Anduril | New South Wales | Dubois Older One Tonner | 11.27 | David Kennedy | 2:23:29:11 |
| 5 | WP 10 | Western Port Venture | Victoria | Dubois One Tonner | 12.13 | Peter Grant | 2:23:29:50 |
| 6 | MH 9 | Fujitsu Dealers | New South Wales | Davidson 36 | 10.93 | John Eyles | 2:23:31:37 |
| 7 | KA 5500 | Beyond Thunderdome | Great Britain | Davidson One Tonner | 12.20 | Peter Wheeler | 2:23:53:24 |
| 8 | KA C1 | Brinabella | Australian Capital Territory | Farr Pocket Maxi | 19.60 | George Snow | 3:00:03:17 |
| 9 | K 100 | Rothmans | Great Britain | Humphreys Maxi | 24.39 | Lawrie Smith | 2:22:55:22 |
| 10 | KA 70 | Ragamuffin | New South Wales | Frers Maxi | 24.13 | Syd Fischer | 3:00:57:17 |

#### Notes

^1 – Rothmans were penalised 10% of their placing on corrected time and were stripped of the line honours award due to Breaching Rule 26 (Advertising) by flying a spinnaker with an illegal advertising logo on it.