2023 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race

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 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. Alive (Duncan Hine) won the Tattersall Cup.

Results Line Honours Pos Sail Number Yacht State/Country Yacht Type LOA (Metres) Skipper Elapsed time d:hh:mm:ss 1 SYD1000 LawConnect New South Wales Juan Yacht Design Juan-K 100 30.48 Christian Beck 1:19:03:58 2 CAY007Andoo Comanche New South Wales Verdier VPLP 100 Supermaxi 30.48 John Winning Jr. 1:19:04:49 3 AUS72 URM Group New South Wales Reichel Pugh Maxi 72 21.80 Anthony Johnson 2:02:07:19 4 52566 Alive Tasmania Reichel Pugh 66 20.10 Philip Turner Duncan Hine 2:02:19:04 5 AUS1 Moneypenny New South Wales Reichel Pugh 69 21.50 Sean Langman 2:04:18:40 6 AUS100 Wild Thing 100 Queensland Botin-Ellis 100 Maxi 30.48 Grant Wharington 2:05:09:06 7 AUS 98888 No Limit New South Wales Reichel Pugh 63 19.20 David Gotze 3:00:08:59 8 AUS13 Whisper New South Wales Judel Vrolijk JV62 18.90 David Griffith 3:02:01:24 9 CAY52 Caro New Zealand Botin TP52 15.90 Max Klink 3:02:30:22 10 6952 Smuggler New South Wales Judel Vrolijk TP52 15.90 Sebastian Bohm 3:02:33:01 11 9535 Celestial New South Wales Judel Vrolijk TP52 15.90 Sam Haynes 3:03:12:55 12 FRA8668 Teasing Machine France Nivelt Muratet NMYD 54 16.50 Eric de Turckheim 3:04:24:14 13 GBR2888L Antipodes Hong Kong Santa Cruz 72 22.00 Geoffrey Hill 3:07:35:37 14 7441 Bumblebee V New South Wales Murray Burns Dovell MBD 62 18.90 Paul Blakeley 3:07:41:23 15 52569 Denali New South Wales Judel Vrolijk TP52 15.90 Damian Parkes 3:08:48:41 16 OC52 Ocean Crusaders J-Bird Queensland Andrews TP52 15.90 Ian & Annika Thomson 3:09:13:06 17 GBR5211L Frantic New South Wales Donovan TP52 15.90 Michael Martin 3:09:14:30 18 SYD5 MRV Victoria Frers 61 18.50 Damien King 3:09:51:28 19 8108 Highly Sprung New South Wales Farr TP52 15.90 Mark Spring 3:13:40:44 20 G10007 Extasea Victoria Farr Cookson 50 15.20 Paul Buchholz 3:13:40:44 21 095 Lightning New South Wales Bakewell-White 40 12.20 Alexander Flecknoe-Brown 3:14:17:32 22 545 Pretty Woman New South Wales Farr IC 45 Mod 13.80 Richard Hudson 3:14:17:50 23 M16 Mayfair Queensland Rogers 46 14.00 James Irvine 3:14:39:41 24 R33 Chutzpah Victoria Reichel Pugh Caprice 40 12.35 Bruce Taylor 3:15:02:50 25 A5 Hutchies Yeah Baby Queensland Welbourn 50 15.10 Andy Lamont 3:15:14:14 26 USA16 Maritimo 54 Queensland Schumacher 54 16.30 Kendall Barry-Cotter 3:15:14:26 27 PD147 Advantedge Tasmania Inglis 47 14.30 Andrew Jones 3:17:04:17 28 B45 Rush Victoria Farr 45 13.80 John Paterson 3:17:35:13 29 7878 MWF Kayle New South Wales Lyons 54 16.20 John Whitfield 3:17:42:12 30 CAY6536 Oroton Drumfire New South Wales Hoek TC78 24.00 Will Vicars 3:17:57:35 31 65007 Insomnia New South Wales Judel Vrolijk JV42 12.80 Marcus Grimes 3:17:58:55 32 SM1245 White Noise Victoria Mills M.A.T. 1245 12.45 Daniel Edwards 3:19:10:23 33 AUS49005 Carrera S Victoria Reichel Pugh Marten 49 15.00 Gerard Cantwell 3:19:32:43 34 7777 Calibre 12 New South Wales Farr Cookson 12 12.00 Richard Williams 3:19:36:42 35 1 Mistral (TH) New South Wales Lombard 34 10.58 Rupert Henry Jack Bouttell 3:19:53:38 36 SM133 Patriot Victoria Johnstone J133 13.30 Jason Close 3:20:29:57 37 R1180 Atomic Blonde Western Australia Valer JPK 11.80 11.80 Simon Torvaldsen 3:21:03:03 38 112 Voltstar Yeah Baby New South Wales Lombard Akilaria RC2 12.00 Louis & Marc Ryckmans 3:21:36:57 39 424 Minnie New South Wales Jones 42 12.90 Michael Bell 3:22:28:00 40 5656 Mondo New South Wales Murray Burns Dovell Sydney 38 11.80 Lisa Callaghan 4:00:31:23 41 2208 Tenacity Tasmania Mills 41 12.50 John Lawrie Vaughn Lynch 4:00:40:58 42 FRA-9777 Eye Candy New Caledonia Murray Burns Dovell Sydney 38 11.80 Thierry Leseigneur 4:01:19:38 43 N40 Mako New South Wales Murray Burns Dovell Sydney 40 12.00 Paul O'Rourke Adam Manders 4:01:22:39 44 8338 Showdown (TH) Queensland Ker 40 12.20 Drew Carruthers Jim Close 4:01:26:01 45 07 Wings New South Wales Judel Vrolijk Dehler 46 14.00 Ian Edwards 4:01:43:04 46 RQ130 Ragtime New South Wales Johnstone J130 13.00 Steve Watson 4:02:08:16 47 6723 Allegro New South Wales Warwick 67 20.30 Adrian Lewis 4:02:13:24 48 11744 XS Moment BNMH New South Wales Jeppesen XP44 13.30 Ray Hudson 4:03:22:50 49 R62 Rockall 8 Germany Valer JPK 10.80 10.80 Christopher Opielok 4:03:47:30 50 D3300 Kraken 111 (TH) Tasmania Andrieu Jeanneau Sunfast 3300 10.00 Rob Gough John Saul 4:03:49:47 51 3838 Clockwork South Australia Murray Burns Dovell Sydney 38 11.80 Andrew Lloyd Mary Ann Harvey 4:03:54:46 52 8679 Merit Queensland Farr Volvo Ocean 60 19.30 Michael Schwarzel 4:04:34:14 53 SYD8 Amazingrace New South Wales Frers Swan Class 45 13.80 Malcolm Roe 4:04:35:12 54 R1111 Toecutter Victoria Hick 10 10.00 Robert Hick Brad Bult 4:04:38:00 55 AUS888 Min River (TH) New South Wales Valer JPK 10.30 10.30 Jiang Lin Aymeric Belloir 4:04:46:02 56 3375 Cinnamon Girl-Eden Capital (TH) Ireland Andrieu Jeanneau Sunfast 3300 10.00 Cian McCarthy Sam Hunt 4:05:28:48 57 ST36 Midnight Rambler Tasmania Murray Burns Dovell Sydney 36 10.80 Ed Psaltis 4:05:28:48 58 AUS99 Disko Trooper_Contender Sailcloth New South Wales Johnstone J99 9.90 Jules Hall 4:07:10:15 59 NZL30040 Niksen (TH) New Zealand Judel Vrolijk Dehler 30 OD 9.10 Marc Michel Logan Fraser 4:07:46:28 60 370 She's The Culprit New South Wales Inglis-Jones 39 Modified 12.00 Glen Picasso 4:07:48:17 61 6499 Supernova New South Wales Murray Burns Dovell Sydney 36 10.80 Alex Seja Felicity Nelson 4:08:28:42 62 0404 Navy One New South Wales Farr Beneteau First 40 12.20 Nathan Lockhart Tori Costello 4:08:42:00 63 6808 Flying Cloud New South Wales Farr Beneteau First 40 12.20 David Myers George Martin 4:08:48:57 64 294 Love & War New South Wales Sparkman & Stephens S&S 47 14.21 Simon Kurts 4:09:32:22 65 2400 Avalanche (TH) New South Wales Hick 40 12.30 James Murchison James Francis 4:11:18:24 66 5038 Cinquante New South Wales Murray Burns Dovell Sydney 38 11.80 Kim Jaggar 4:12:38:55 67 R3600 Wyuna Western Australia Andrieu Jeanneau Sunfast 3600 10.80 Hilary Arhure 4:15:37:21 68 AUS110 Blue Planet (TH) New South Wales Johnstone J99 9.90 Chris O'Neill Michael Tom Johnson 4:17:03:49 69 G1350 Solera Victoria Elliott 1350 Tourer 13.50 Stuart Richardson 4:17:41:57 70 4411 Verite (TH) New South Wales Johnstone J99 9.90 Paul Beath Richard Hooper 4:19:02:44 71 USA44444 Lenny United States Biscontini Argento Beneteau First 44 14.20 Charles Devanneaux 4:20:24:15 72 SM888 Ciao Bella New South Wales Judel Vrolijk Hanse 505 15.00 Karl Onslow 4:21:53:01 73 RQ3600 Mister Lucky (TH) Queensland Andrieu Jeanneau Sun Fast 3600 11.30 Rohan Wood Mark Hipgrave 5:01:41:14 74 AUS117 Tilting at Windmills Victoria Dory Joubert Modified 42 12.80 John Alexander 5:01:42:50 75 HKG1943 Zephyr Insurance Masters Tasmania Farr 41 MX 12.60 Ian Johnston 5:01:43:09 76 4343 Wild Oats New South Wales Farr 43 13.11 Gordon Smith Stuart Byrne 5:01:59:53 77 3430 Azzurro Queensland Sparkman & Stephens S&S 34 10.10 Jack Kilner 5:02:44:00 78 6893 Imalizard (TH) New South Wales Welbourn 12 11.80 Bruce Watson Frederic Chanut 5:04:14:56 79 MH31 Son of a Son Queensland Farr 1104 11.00 Peter Webster 5:04:46:04 80 7551 Flying Fish Arctos New South Wales Radford McIntyre 55 15.36 Drew Hulton-Smith 5:04:48:04 81 603 Hansen Tasmania Tasmania Buizen 48 14.70 John Townley 5:10:45:20 82 GBR5790R Enigma New South Wales Farr Beneteau First 47.7 14.90 Jason Bond 5:19:51:36 83 NZL5206 Allegresse (TH) New Zealand Clarke 42 12.80 Michael & Tracy Carter 6:17:42:27 84 NZL6702 Silver Fern Queensland Bakewell-White Birdsall 72 21.30 David Hows 7:04:48:03 85 1019 Sylph IV New South Wales Payne 41 Custom Sloop 12.50 Robert Williams Chris Warren 7:19:26:15 DNF S17 Arcadia Victoria Joubert Nivelt Archambault 40 RC 12.00 Peter Davison Retired-Mainsail Damage DNF SM377 Bacardi Victoria Peterson 44 13.34 Brett Averay Retired-Rigging Damage DNF 7374 Currawong (TH) New South Wales Joubert Currawong 30 9.10 Katherine Veel Bridget Canham Retired-Electrical Issues DNF B47 Cyan Moon Victoria Finot Beneteau Oceanis 473 14.30 Mark Gibbs Retired-Rig Damage DNF 6333 Georgia Express New South Wales Farr Mumm 36 10.90 Sebastian Hultin Retired-Riggin Damage DNF NZL8425 Gunshot New South Wales Elliott 52 16.00 David Walsh Retired-Sail Damage DNF 262 Helsal 3 New South Wales Adams 20 20.00 Rob Fisher Retired-Equipment Damage DNF 7809 Luna Blue New South Wales Briand Beneteau First 45 14.10 John Turnbull David Watson Steve Kellaway Retired-Equipment Damage DNF SYC52 Maritimo 52 Queensland Reichel Pugh TP52 15.85 Michael Spies Retired-Rigging Damage DNF M888 Millennium Falcon New South Wales Sparkman & Stephens S&S 39 11.90 Robert Griffits Retired-Crew Illness DNF 110 Pacman (TH) Queensland Young 11 11.00 Peter Elkington Scott Cavanough Retired-Runner Damage DNF 20 Philosopher (TH) New South Wales Murray Burns Dovell Sydney 36 CR 11.30 David Henry Stephen Prince Retired-Rigging Damage DNF 1808 Rum Rebellion (TH) New South Wales Johnstone J99 9.90 Shane Connelly Tony Sutton Retired-Minor Crew Injury DNF GBR5672L Salt Lines New South Wales Giles Shipwright 70 21.00 Matthew Harvey Retired-Sail Damage DNF 4924 She Queensland Mull Olsen 40 12.00 Philip Bell Retired-Mainsail Damage DNF HKG2276 SHK Scallywag 100 Hong Kong Dovell 100 30.48 David Witt Retired-Broken Bowsprit DNF A164 Sticky New South Wales Farr Cookson 50 15.40 Richard Harris Retired-Electrical Damage DNF AUS077 Tumbleweed (TH) New South Wales Andrieu Jeanneau Sun Fast 3300 10.00 Graham Biehl Nigel Nattrass Retired-Crew Illness References:

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