The Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race is an annual single-handed yacht race held in Sydney Harbour generally about late November.
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 go 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 | 2016 – 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 | |
72nd Race — 2016 — 59 starting fleet size | |||
2:16:13:37 ow 1:13:31:20 lh | Giacomo Perpetual LOYAL | Jim Delegat Anthony Bell | Juan Kouyoumdjian Juan Yacht Design |
71st Race — 2015 — 59 starting fleet size | |||
4:07:27:13 ow 2:08:58:30 lh | Balance V Comanche | Paul Clitheroe Ken Read | Farr Verdier |
70th Race — 2014 — 117 starting fleet size | |||
3:10:47:43 ow 2:02:03:26 lh | Wild Rose Wild Oats XI | Roger Hickman Bob Oatley, Mark Richards | Farr Reichel Pugh, USA |
69th Race — 2013 — 94 starting fleet size | |||
3:18:27:43 ow 2:06:07:27 lh | Victoire Wild Oats XI | Darryl Hodgkinson Bob Oatley, Mark Richards | Farr Cookson, USA Reichel Pugh, USA |
68th Race — 2012 — 76 starting fleet size | |||
3:10:26:00 ow 1:18:23:12 lh | Wild Oats XI * Wild Oats XI * | Bob Oatley, Mark Richards Bob Oatley, Mark Richards | Reichel Pugh, USA Reichel Pugh, USA |
67th Race — 2011 — 88 starting fleet size | |||
2:14:20:38 ow 2:06:14:18 lh | Loki Investec Loyal | Stephen Ainsworth Anthony Bell | Reichel Pugh, USA Greg Elliott, NZ |
66th Race — 2010 — 87 starting fleet size | |||
3:00:42:10 ow 2:07:37:20 lh | Secret Men’s Business 3.5 Wild Oats XI | Geoff Boettcher, SA Bob Oatley | Reichel Pugh, USA Reichel Pugh, USA |
65th Race — 2009 — 100 starting fleet size | |||
4:07:57:43 ow 2:09:02:10 lh | Two True Alfa Romeo | Andrew Saies Neville Crichton | Farr Yacht Design, USA Reichel Pugh, USA |
64th Race — 2008 — 100 starting fleet size | |||
2:01:00:37 ow 1:20:34:14 lh | Quest *** Wild Oats XI | Bob Steel Mark Richards | Farr Yacht Design, USA Reichel Pugh, USA |
63rd Race — 2007 — 82 starting fleet size | |||
2:06:02:02 ow 1:21:24:32 lh | Rosebud Wild Oats XI | Roger Sturgeon, USA Mark Richards | Farr Yacht Design, USA Reichel Pugh, USA |
62nd Race — 2006 — 78 starting fleet size | |||
1:21:24:32 ow 2:08:52:33 lh | Love & War Wild Oats XI | Lindsay May Mark Richards | Sparkman/Stephens Reichel Pugh, USA |
61st Race — 2005 — 85 starting fleet size | |||
1:18:40:10 ow 1:18:40:10 lh | Wild Oats XI Wild Oats XI | Bob Oatley Bob Oatley | Reichel Pugh, USA Reichel Pugh, USA |
60th Race — 2004 — 116 starting fleet size | |||
4:02:52:09 ow 2:16:00:44 lh | Aera Nicorette ** | N. Lykiardopulo, UK L. Ingvall, NSW | Jason Ker, UK Simonis/Voogd, SA-NED |
59th Race — 2003 — 56 starting fleet size | |||
3:14:14:17 ow 2:15:14 lh | First National Skandia | Michael Spies G. Wharington, VIC | Farr/Beneteau, France Don Jones, VIC |
58th Race — 2002 — 57 starting fleet size | |||
2:04:46:46 ow 2:04:58:52 lh | Quest *** Alfa Romeo | Bob Steel, NSW Neville Crichton, NZ-AUS | Nelson/Marek, USA Reichel Pugh, USA |
57th Race — 2001 — 75 starting fleet size | |||
na ow 2:20:46 lh | Bumblebee 5 Assa Abloy | J Kahibetzer/I Murray, NSW Neil McDonald, Sweden | Murray Burns Dovell, NSW Farr Yacht Design, USA |
56th Race — 2000 — 82 starting fleet size | |||
na ow 2:14:02 lh | Sap Ausmaid Nicorette * | Kevan Pearce, SA Ludde Ingvall, Sweden | Bruce Farr, NZ-USA Simonis/Voogd, SA-NED |
* Wild Oats XI holds the race record made at the 2012 race.
** The winners in 2004 and 2000 were both named Nicorette, but are different yachts.
Both were sponsored by Nicorette, hence the names.
*** The winners in 2008 and 2002 were both named Quest, but are different yachts.
Both were owned by Bob Steel, hence the names.