2024 annual yacht race in Australia
The 2024 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race , sponsored by Rolex and hosted by the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia in Sydney, is the 79th annual running of the Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race . It began on Sydney Harbour at 1 pm on Boxing Day (26 December 2024), 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 104 boats started the race, with 29 retiring as on 28 December. Line honours were claimed by LawConnect in a time of 1 day, 13 hours, 35 minutes and 13 seconds.[ 1]
On the first night of the race two sailors died in separate incidents on the boats Flying Fish Arctos and Bowline after being struck by the boom and main sheet respectively.[ 2] These are the first deaths since 1998, which also had strong north easterly conditions.[ 3]
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
1:13:35:13
[ 4]
2
ITA70
Celestial V70
New South Wales
Volvo Open 70
21.5
Sam Haynes
1:16:10:20
[ 4]
3
AUS1001
Wild Thing 100
Queensland
Botin-Ellis 100 Maxi
30.48
Grant Wharington
1:16:37:35
[ 4]
4
AUS13
Whisper
New South Wales
Judel Vrolijk JV62
18.90
David Griffith
2:03:43:50
[ 4]
5
AUS 98888
No Limit
New South Wales
Reichel Pugh 63
19.20
David Gotze
2:04:07:56
[ 4]
6
CAY52
Caro
New Zealand
Botin TP52
15.90
Max Klink
2:05:40:01
[ 4]
7
6952
Smuggler
New South Wales
Judel Vrolijk TP52
15.90
Sebastian Bohm
2:07:35:58
[ 4]
8
GBR2888L
Antipodes
Hong Kong
Santa Cruz 72
22.0
Geoffery Hill
2:17:33:06
[ 4]
9
OC52
Ocean Crusaders J-Bird
Queensland
TP52
15.8
Annika Thomson
2:20:16:21
[ 4]
10
JPN4321
Active Again
Queensland
Humphreys 54
16.5
Stephanie Kerin
2:23:36:46
[ 4]
References