This is a list of Winners for the Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race since 1945.Official Site of the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race
Line honours winners
Year Sail number Yacht State/country Yacht type LOA (Metres) Skipper Elapsed time d:hh:mm:ss 1945 44Rani Barber 35 Cutter 10.67 Captain John Illingworth 6:14:22:00 1946 4 Morna Fife 65 Cutter 19.81 Claude Plowman 5:02:53:33 1947 4 Morna Fife 65 Cutter 19.81 Claude Plowman 5:03:03:54 1948 4 Morna Fife 65 Cutter 19.81 Claude Plowman 4:05:01:21 1949 CYC18Waltzing Matilda Muir 46 Cutter 14.20 Phil Davenport 5:10:33:10 1950 104 Margaret Rintoul Rhodes 44 Yawl 13.41 Austin W. Edwards 5:05:28:35 1951 CYC5 Margaret Rintoul Rhodes 44 Yawl 13.41 Austin W. Edwards 4:02:29:01 1952 CYC3 Nocturne Payne 35 Cutter 10.67 J. Robert Bull 6:02:34:47 1953 54 Solvig Halvorsen 36 Cutter 10.97 Trygve & Magnus Halvorsen 5:07:12:50 1954 4 Kurrewa IV Fife 65 Cutter 19.81 Frank & John Livingston 5:06:09:47 1955 66 Even Giles 57 Cutter 17.37 Frederick J. Palmer 4:18:13:14 1956 4Kurrewa IV Fife 65 Cutter 19.81 Frank & John Livingston 4:04:31:44 1957 4Kurrewa IV Fife 65 Cutter 19.81 Frank & John Livingston 3:18:30:39 1958 CYC15 Solo Payne 57 Cutter 17.37 Vic Meyer 5:02:32:52 1959 CYC15Solo Payne 57 Cutter 17.37 Vic Meyer 4:13:33:12 1960 4 Kurrewa IV Fife 65 Cutter 19.81 Frank & John Livingston 4:08:11:15 1961 88 Astor Fife 73 Schooner 22.40 Peter Warner 4:04:42:11 1962 281 Ondine Tripp 57 Yawl 17.53 Samer A. Long 3:03:46:16 1963 88 Astor Fife 73 Schooner 22.40 Peter Warner 4:10:53:00 1964 88 Astor Fife 73 Schooner 22.40 Peter Warner 3:20:05:05 1965 H 700 Stormvogel Vanderstadt 73 Ketch 22.71 Cornelius Bruynzeel Peter Lindeberg 3:20:30:09 1966 A 45 Fidelis Reimers 61 18.59 Jim V. Davern 4:08:39:43 1967 4279 Pen Duick III Tabarly 59 Schooner 18.01 Éric Tabarly 4:04:10:31 1968 281 Ondine II Tripp 73 Ketch 22.25 Samer A. Long 4:30:20:02 1969 3000 Crusade Gurney 62 Sloop 18.90 Sir Max Aitken 3:15:07:40 1970 1000 Buccaneer Spencer 75 Sloop 22.25 Tom Clark 3:14:06:12 1971 7742 Kialoa II Sparkman & Stephens 73 Yawl 22.25 Jim Kilroy 3:12:46:21 1972 2121 American Eagle Ludens 68 Sloop 20.73 Ted Turner 3:04:42:39 1973 162 Helsal Adams 72 Sloop 21.95 Tony Fisher 3:01:32:09 1974 281 Ondine III Chance 79 Ketch Maxi 24.08 Samer A. Long 3:13:51:56 1975 US 13751 Kialoa III Sparkman & Stephens 79 Ketch Maxi 24.07 Jim Kilroy 2:14:36:56 1976 357 Ballyhoo Miller 72 Maxi 21.95 Jack Rooklyn 3:07:59:26 1977 US 13751 Kialoa III Sparkman & Stephens 79 Sloop Maxi 24.08 Jim Kilroy 3:10:14:09 1978 1400 Apollo Miller 58 Sloop 17.68 Jack Rooklyn 4:02:23:24 1979 1441 Bumblebee 4 Frers Maxi 24.13 John Kahlbetzer 3:01:45:52 1980 KZ 4400 New Zealand Farr Whitbread Maxi 20.98 Peter Blake 2:18:45:41 1981 130 Vengeance Tasker Sloop Maxi 23.50 Bernard Lewis 3:22:30:00 1982 KB 78 Condor of Bermuda Sharp-Farr Maxi 24.07 Bob Bell 3:00:59:17 1983 KB 80 Condor Holland Maxi 24.40 Bob Bell 3:00:50:29 1984 KZ 5555 Lion New Zealand Holland Whitbread Maxi 23.90 Peter Blake 3:11:31:21 1985 1400 Apollo Lexcen Maxi 21.60 Warwick Rooklyn 3:04:32:28 1986 KB 80 Condor II Holland Maxi 24.40 Bob Bell 2:23:26:25 1987 130 Sovereign Pedrick Maxi 25.40 Bernard Lewis 2:21:58:08 1988 KA 70 Ragamuffin Frers Maxi 24.13 Syd Fischer 3:15:29:27 1989 KA R2 Drumbeat Pedrick Maxi 25.00 Alan Bond Peter Gilmore 3:06:21:34 1990 KA 70 Ragamuffin Frers Maxi 24.13 Syd Fischer 2:21:05:33 1991 KA C1 Brindabella Farr Pocket Maxi 19.62 George Snow 3:01:14:19 1992 KZ1 New Zealand Endeavour Farr Whitbread Maxi 25.73 Grant Dalton 2:19:19:18 1993 9797 Ninety Seven Farr IMS 46 14.30 Andrew Strachan 4:00:54:11 1994 T1 Tasmania Farr Whitbread Maxi 25.73 Robert Clifford 2:16:48:04 1995 US17 Sayonara Farr ILC Maxi 23.80 Larry Ellison 3:00:53:35 1996 GER 4540 Morning Glory Reichel Pugh 80 Maxi 24.05 Hasso Plattner 2:14:07:10 1997 C1 Brindabella Jutson 75 22.85 George Snow 2:23:37:12 1998 US17 Sayonara Farr ILC Maxi 23.80 Larry Ellison 2:19:03:32 1999 DEN2001 Nokia Farr Volvo Ocean 60 19.44 Stefan Myralf Michael Spies 1:19:48:02 2000 SWE11111 Nicorette II Simonis-Voogd 79 IRM Maxi 24.07 Ludde Ingvall 2:14:02:09 2001 SWE1645 Assa Abloy Farr Volvo Ocean 60 19.44 Neal McDonald 2:20:46:43 2002 NZL80 Alfa Romeo I Reichel Pugh 90 27.43 Neville Crichton 2:04:58:52 2003 M10 Skandia Jones IRC Maxi 98 30.00 Grant Wharington 2:15:14:06 2004 AUS11111 Nicorette III Simonis Voogd Maxi 27.38 Ludde Ingvall 2:16:00:04 2005 10001 Wild Oats XI Reichel Pugh RP100 30.00 Bob Oatley Mark Richards 1:18:40:10 2006 10001 Wild Oats XI Reichel Pugh RP100 30.00 Mark Richards 2:08:52:33 2007 10001 Wild Oats XI Reichel Pugh RP100 30.00 Mark Richards 1:21:24:32 2008 10001 Wild Oats XI Reichel Pugh RP100 30.00 Mark Richards 1:20:34:14 2009 NZL80 Alfa Romeo II Reichel Pugh RP100 30.48 Neville Crichton 2:09:02:10 2010 10001 Wild Oats XI Reichel Pugh RP100 30.48 Mark Richards 2:07:37:20 2011 SYD 100 Investec Loyal Greg Elliot Maxi 30.48 Anthony Bell 2:06:14:38 2012 10001 Wild Oats XI Reichel Pugh RP100 30.48 Mark Richards 1:18:23:12 2013 10001 Wild Oats XI Reichel Pugh RP100 30.48 Mark Richards 2:06:07:27 2014 10001 Wild Oats XI Reichel Pugh RP100 30.48 Mark Richards 2:02:03:26 2015 12358 Comanche Verdier VPLP 100 Supermaxi 30.48 Ken Read 2:08:58:30 2016 SYD 1000 Perpetual Loyal Juan-K 100 Supermaxi 30.48 Anthony Bell Tom Slingsby 1:13:31:20 2017 12358 LDV Comanche Verdier VPLP 100 Supermaxi 30.46 Jim Cooney 1:09:15:242018 10001 Wild Oats XI Reichel Pugh RP100 30.48 Mark Richards 1:19:07:21 2019 12358 Comanche Verdier VPLP 100 Supermaxi 30.46 Samantha Grant Jim Cooney 1:18:30:242020 Race cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. 2021 525100 Black Jack Reichel Pugh RP100 30.48 Mark Bradford 2:12:37:17 2022 CAY007 Andoo Comanche Verdier VPLP 100 Supermaxi 30.50 John Winning, Jr. 1:11:56:48 2023 SYD 1000 LawConnect Juan-K 100 Supermaxi 30.48 Christian Beck 1/19:03:58 2024 SYD 1000 LawConnect Juan-K 100 Supermaxi 30.48 Christian Beck 1/13:35:13
Handicap winners