Eyes on the prizes

Completing a Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race is something to celebrate in itself, but there is plenty of silverware to which all competitors aspire.

As well as the major prizes – the George Adams Tattersall Cup, awarded to the overall winner on IRC rating corrected time, and the John H Illingworth Challenge Cup, awarded to the Line Honours winner – there are many historic trophies which recognise the achievements of boats throughout the fleet.

To challenge for the Tattersall Cup, a boat must first win its division and the divisional trophies are highly sought after.

Then there are the individual accolades, recognising the first female skipper across the line (Jane Tate Memorial Trophy), the navigator of the Overall winner (Bill Owen Memorial Trophy) and the navigator of the first Tasmanian yacht on handicap (City of Hobart Trophy).

Three boats are also in contention to win the Plum Crazy Trophy, awarded to the first yacht under 9.5 metres LOA to finish. The Lou Abrahams Trophy will be introduced in 2022, awarded to the first Victorian boat on IRC. The trophy acknowledges the late Victorian yachtsman Lou Abrahams, who claimed Overall wins in the Sydney Hobart with Challenge (1983), and Ultimate Challenge (1989).

The Official Prizegiving will be held on Saturday 31 December 2022 to acknowledge the endeavour of competitors in the 77th edition of the race.

The perpetual trophies on offer in the 2022 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race include:

The George Adams Tattersall Cup for the overall winner on IRC rating corrected time, together with a Tattersall Medal for each member of the crew of the winning boat.

Government of Tasmania Trophy for the overall winner on IRC rating corrected time

RORC Plaque for the overall winner on IRC rating corrected time

Bill Owen Memorial Trophy for the navigator of the overall winner on IRC rating corrected time lan Payne Memorial Trophy for the designer of the overall winner on IRC rating corrected time

John H Illingworth Challenge Cup for the winner of Line Honours

Jack Rooklyn Memorial Trophy for the first yacht out of Sydney Heads

F & J Livingstone Trophy for the first yacht due south of Tasman Island

Solo Trophy for 2nd place overall on IRC rating corrected time

Bass Strait Cup for 2nd place overall on IRC rating corrected time

City of Hobart Trophy for 2nd place overall on IRC rating corrected time

Lou Abrahams Trophy for the first Victorian boat on IRC

RYCT Trophy for 3rd place overall on IRC rating corrected time

Storm Bay Cup for 3rd place overall on IRC rating corrected time

Rushcutter Trophy for the winner of IRC Division 0

George Barton Trophy for the winner of IRC Division 1

Peter Allsop Memorial Trophy for the winner of IRC Division 2

RORC Trophy for the winner of IRC Division 3

Sir Arthur Warner Trophy for the winner of IRC Division 4

Two-Handed IRC Trophy for the winner of the Two-Handed Division on IRC

Charleston Trophy for the winner of ORCi Division 1

RANSA Trophy for the winner of the PHS Division 1

York Family Trophy for the winner of the Corinthian PHS Division

Graeme Frizzle Freeman Memorial Trophy for the winner of the Corinthian IRC Division

Jane Tate Memorial Trophy for the first female skipper over the line

Apollo Trophy for the first yacht under 18.5 metres LOA to finish

Plum Crazy Trophy for the first yacht under 9.5 metres LOA to finish

Battery Point Trophy for the first small boat to finish

City of Hobart Trophy for the navigator of the first Tasmanian yacht on handicap

Polish Trophy for the yacht that travels the furthest to compete in the race

Adrienne Cahalan Trophy for female sailors who have competed in 20 Sydney Hobart Yacht Races

Ichi Ban Trophy recognises all conventionally ballasted and open race record holders since the race began in 1945 and is awarded each year a race record is broken

Southern Cross Cup awarded to the team with the lowest aggregate of each boat’s race score in the overall IRC category, using the low point system

Barbarian Trophy first all-female crew on corrected time

The Cruising Yacht Club of Australia’s Youth Sailing Academy (YSA) has prepared many young sailors for their first Rolex Sydney Hobart.

We caught up with two YSA Alumni – Jess Grimes, preparing for her first, and Tom Barrington, who completed his first in 2021 – to get an insight into the biggest offshore race of their lives.