2023 annual yacht race in Australia
The 2023 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race , sponsored by Rolex and hosted by the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia in Sydney, was the 78th annual running of the Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race . It began on Sydney Harbour at 1 pm on Boxing Day (26 December 2023), before heading south for 628 nautical miles (1,163 km) through the Tasman Sea , Bass Strait , Storm Bay and up the River Derwent , to cross the finish line in Hobart , Tasmania.
A fleet of 103 boats contested the race and 85 finished. Line honours were claimed by LawConnect in a time of 1 day, 19 hours, 3 minutes and 58 seconds.[ 1] [ 2] Alive (Duncan Hine) won the Tattersall Cup.[ 3] [ 4]
Results
Line honours (Top 10)
Position
Race number
Sail number
Yacht
State/country
Yacht type
LOA (Metres)
Skipper
Elapsed time d:hh:mm:ss
Ref
1
LC1
SYD1000
LawConnect
New South Wales
Juan Yacht Design Juan-K 100
30.48
Christian Beck
1:19:03:58
[ 5] [ 6]
2
AC007
CAY007
Andoo Comanche
New South Wales
Verdier VPLP 100 Supermaxi
30.48
John Winning Jr.
1:19:04:49
[ 5] [ 6]
3
72
AUS72
URM Group
New South Wales
Reichel Pugh Maxi 72
21.80
Anthony Johnson
2:02:07:19
[ 5] [ 6]
4
66
52566
Alive
Tasmania
Reichel Pugh 66
20.10
Philip Turner Duncan Hine
2:02:19:04
[ 5] [ 6]
5
007
AUS1
Moneypenny
New South Wales
Reichel Pugh 69
21.50
Sean Langman
2:04:18:40
[ 5] [ 6]
6
100
AUS100
Wild Thing 100
Queensland
Botin 100 Maxi
30.48
Grant Wharington
2:05:09:06
[ 5] [ 6]
7
63
AUS 98888
No Limit
New South Wales
Reichel Pugh 63
19.20
David Gotze
3:00:08:59
[ 5] [ 6]
8
62
AUS13
Whisper
New South Wales
Judel Vrolijk JV62
18.90
David Griffith
3:02:01:24
[ 5] [ 6]
9
52
CAY52
Caro
New Zealand
Botin TP52
15.90
Max Klink
3:02:30:22
[ 5] [ 6]
10
69
6952
Smuggler
New South Wales
Judel Vrolijk TP52
15.90
Sebastian Bohm
3:02:33:01
[ 5] [ 6]
Handicap results (Top 10)
Position
Race number
Sail number
Yacht
State/country
Yacht type
LOA (Metres)
Skipper
Corrected time d:hh:mm:ss
Ref
1
66
52566
Alive
Tasmania
Reichel Pugh 66
20.10
Philip Turner Duncan Hine
3:07:48:14
[ 5] [ 7]
2
72
AUS72
URM Group
New South Wales
Reichel Pugh Maxi 72
21.80
Anthony Johnson
3:08:08:42
[ 5] [ 7]
3
007
AUS1
Moneypenny
New South Wales
Reichel Pugh 69
21.50
Sean Langman
3:09:52:01
[ 5] [ 7]
4
LC1
SYD1000
LawConnect
New South Wales
Juan Yacht Design Juan-K 100
30.48
Christian Beck
3:12:55:35
[ 5] [ 7]
5
AC007
CAY007
Andoo Comanche
New South Wales
Verdier VPLP 100 Supermaxi
30.48
John Winning Jr.
3:16:00:47
[ 5] [ 7]
6
1
1
Mistral (TH)
New South Wales
Lombard 34
10.58
Rupert Henry Jack Bouttell
4:01:57:32
[ 5] [ 7]
7
100
AUS100
Wild Thing 100
Queensland
Botin 100 Maxi
30.48
Grant Wharington
4:03:52:19
[ 5] [ 7]
8
5
SYD5
MRV
Victoria
Frers 61
18.50
Damien King
4:04:06:43
[ 5] [ 7]
9
133
SM133
Patriot
Victoria
J Yachts J133
13.30
Jason Close
4:04:32:48
[ 5] [ 7]
10
33
D3300
Kraken III (TH)
Tasmania
Jeanneau Sunfast 3300
10.00
Rob Gough John Saul
4:55:55:34
[ 5] [ 7]
References