The Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race is an annual event, which was first sailed in 1945. The race takes place over 5 days and attracts over 100 yachts of all types and sizes.
The Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race in December is an icon of Australia’s summer sport. The course covers a distance of 628 nautical miles from Sydney Harbour to the East coast of Australia, Bass Strait, the Tasmanian east coast, Storm Bay, Derwent River and finally Battery Point in Hobart, Tasmania.
Line Honours goes to the first yacht to cross the finishing line. The Overall Winner is determined by each yacht’s finish time adjusted by several factors. As a result, the fastest boat is often not the Overall Winner.
| About the Race See also Sailing Links | Race Winners by Year | Present – 2000 1990 – 1999 | 1980 – 1989 1970 – 1979 | 1960 – 1969 1945 – 1959 |
Overall Winner = ow Line Honour = lh
Time is shown as DD:HH:MM:SS Days:Hours:Minutes (and Seconds where available)
| TIME | YACHT NAME | DESIGNER | |
| 45th Race — 1989 — 126 starting fleet size | |||
| 3:02:18:45 ow 3:06:21 lh | Ultimate Challenge Drumbeat | Lou Abrahams, VIC Alan Bond, WA | Ed Dubois, England David Pedrick, USA |
| 44th Race — 1988 — 119 starting fleet size | |||
| 3:18:20:35 ow 3:15:29 lh | Illusion Ragamuffin | Gino Knezic, VIC Syd Fischer, NSW | Laurie Davidson, NZ German Frers, Argentina |
| 43th Race — 1987 — 154 starting fleet size | |||
| 2:21:58:08 ow 2:21:58 lh | Sovereign Sovereign | Bernard Lewis, NSW Bernard Lewis, NSW | David Pedrick, USA David Pedrick, USA |
| 42nd Race — 1986 — 121 starting fleet size | |||
| na ow 2:23:26 lh | Ex Tension Condor II | Tony Dunn, NSW Bob Bell, Bermuda | Laurie Davidson, NZ Ron Holland, NZ |
| 41st Race — 1985 — 179 starting fleet size | |||
| 3:04:34:37 ow 3:04:32 lh | Sagacious Apollo | Gary Appleby, NSW Jack Rooklyn, NSW | Bruce Farr, NZ-USA B Lexcen (B Miller), NSW |
| 40th Race — 1984 — 151 starting fleet size | |||
| 3:07:45:03 ow 3:11:21 lh | Indian Pacific New Zealand | J Eyles/G Heuchmer, NSW NZ Round the World Cmtee | Bruce Farr, NZ-USA Ron Holland, NZ |
| 39th Race — 1983 — 173 starting fleet size | |||
| 2:23:07:42 ow 3:00:50 lh | Challenge Condor | Lou Abrahams, VIC Bob Bell, Bermuda | Sparkman & Stephens USA Ron Holland, NZ |
| 38th Race — 1982 — 118 starting fleet size | |||
| 2:19:19:16 ow 3:00:59 lh | Scallywag Condor of Bermuda | Ray Johnston, NSW Bob Bell, Bermuda | Bruce Farr, NZ-USA John Sharp, UK |
| 37th Race — 1981 — 159 starting fleet size | |||
| 3:19:25:59 ow 3:22:30 lh | Zeus II Vengeance | Jim Dunstan, NSW Bernard Lewis, NSW | Peter Joubert, VIC Rolly Tasker, WA |
| 36th Race — 1980 — 102 starting fleet size | |||
| 2:18:45 ow 2:18:45 lh | New Zealand New Zealand | NZ Round the World Cmte NZ Round the World Cmte | Bruce Farr, NZ-USA Bruce Farr, NZ-USA |
