2024 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race

The 2024 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race, sponsored by Rolex and hosted by the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia (CYCA) in Sydney, is the 79th annual running of the Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race. It began on Port Jackson at 1 pm on Boxing Day (26 December 2024), 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 104 boats started the race, of which 74 finished. Line honours were claimed by LawConnect in a time of 1 day, 13 hours, 35 minutes and 13 seconds.

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. These are the first deaths since 1998, which also had strong north easterly conditions.

A review commissioned by the CYCA found that both deaths occurred during crash gybes, an uncontrolled manoeuvre where the boom swings across the yacht with great force. The review concluded that mandatory helmets would not have saved either sailor, but recommended that future races enforce the use of automatic man overboard detection systems and requires crews to have a greater level of experience.

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 1:13:35:13 2 ITA70Celestial V70 New South Wales Juan-K Volvo Open 70 21.50 Sam Haynes 1:16:10:20 3 AUS1001 Wild Thing 100 Queensland Botin-Ellis 100 Maxi 30.48 Grant Wharington Adrian Seiffert 1:16:37:35 4 AUS13 Whisper New South Wales Judel Vrolijk JV62 18.90 David Griffith 2:03:43:50 5 AUS 98888 No Limit New South Wales Reichel Pugh 63 19.20 David Gotze 2:04:07:56 6 CAY52 Caro New Zealand Botin TP52 15.85 Max Klink 2:05:40:01 7 6952 Smuggler New South Wales Judel Vrolijk TP52 15.85 Sebastian Bohm 2:07:35:58 8 GBR2888L Antipodes Hong Kong Santa Cruz 72 22.00 Geoffery Hill 2:17:33:06 9 OC52 Ocean Crusaders J-Bird Queensland Andrews TP52 15.85 Ian & Annika Thomson 2:20:16:21 10 JPN4321 Active Again Queensland Humphreys 54 16.50 Stephanie Kerin 2:23:36:46 11 R33 Chutzpah Victoria Reichel Pugh Caprice 40 12.35 Bruce Taylor 3:02:14:30 12 43218 Happy Wanderer Western Australia Corby 49 14.90 Daniel Cannon 3:03:04:02 13 G10007 Extasea Victoria Farr Cookson 50 15.20 Paul Buchholz 3:04:15:05 14 NZL10750 Awen Queensland Owen-Clark IMOCA Open 60 18.30 David Hows 3:04:17:20 15 112 Voltstar Yeah Baby New South Wales Akilaria RC2 12.00 Louis & Marc Ryckmans 3:04:52:08 16 FRA53081 Cocody France Valer JPK 11.80 11.80 Richard Fromentin 3:04:52:58 17 52569 Denali New South Wales Judel Vrolijk TP52 15.90 Damian Parkes 3:04:53:52 18 1 Mistral (DH) New South Wales Lombard 34 10.58 Rupert Henry Corentin Douguet 3:06:16:04 19 O100 Maritimo 100 Queensland Dubois Oyster 100 30.40 Bill Barry-Cotter 3:08:06:09 20 CAY6536 Oroton Drumfire New South Wales Hoek TC78 24.00 Will Vicars Phillip Neal 3:08:49:45 21 AUS53 Odin New South Wales Biscontini Beneteau First 53 17.10 Matthew Hanning 3:09:53:15 22 F45 Sirene Western Australia Valer JPK 45 13.80 Bill Henson 3:10:11:57 23 PD147 Advantedge Tasmania Inglis 47 14.30 Andrew Jones 3:12:19:38 24 2527 Xanthus New South Wales Jeppesen X55 16.76 Matthew Fifield Benjamin Roulant 3:14:24:20 25 424 Minnie New South Wales Jones 42 12.90 Michael Bell 3:15:06:45 26 SM1245 White Noise Victoria Mills M.A.T. 1245 12.45 Daniel Edwards 3:16:13:00 27 07 Wings New South Wales Judel Vrolijk Dehler 46 14.00 Ian Edwards 3:17:07:42 28 211 Indigo II Queensland Reichel Pugh Marten 49 15.10 Darryn Purdy 3:17:32:30 29 7878 MWF Kayle New South Wales Lyons 54 16.20 John Whitfield 3:18:31:26 30 11744 XS Moment New South Wales Jeppesen XP44 13.30 Ray Hudson 3:18:38:15 31 N40 Mako New South Wales Murray Burns Dovell Sydney 40 12.00 Simon Macks Greg Busch 3:18:38:35 32 ST36 Midnight Rambler Tasmania Murray Burns Dovell Sydney 36 10.80 Ed Psaltis 3:18:41:14 33 6559 Wots Next New South Wales Murray Burns Dovell Sydney 47 14.20 Charles Cupit 3:18:28:47 34 7709 Kanreki New South Wales Farr Cookson 12 12.00 Michael Rowe Ben Martin 3:18:49:11 35 8009 Trouble & Strife Queensland Farr Cookson 12 12.00 Matthew Williams 3:17:32:30 36 RQ130 Ragtime New South Wales Johnstone J130 13.00 Steve Watson 3:19:49:36 37 3838 Clockwork South Australia Murray Burns Dovell Sydney 38 11.80 Andrew Lloyd Mary Ann Harvey 3:19:52:14 38 FRA6900 Poulpito New Caledonia Murray Burns Dovell Sydney 38 11.80 David Treguier 3:20:06:34 39 1195 Quantock New South Wales Elliott 13 Mod 13.00 David & Alison Hobbs 3:20:28:33 40 2208 Tenacity Tasmania Mills 41 12.50 John Lawrie Vaughan Lynch 3:20:29:01 41 294 Love & War New South Wales Sparkman & Stephens S&S 47 14.21 Simon & Phillip Kurts 3:20:35:25 42 5038 Cinquante New South Wales Murray Burns Dovell Sydney 38 11.80 Kim Jaggar 3:20:46:11 43 M133 Joker X2 (DH) Victoria Johnstone J133 13.30 Grant Chipperfield Peter Dowdney 3:20:52:52 44 RQ447 Solace Queensland Farr Beneteau First 44.7 13.40 Paul Pincus 3:21:16:53 45 0404 Navy One New South Wales Farr Beneteau First 40 12.20 Nathan Lockhart Mark Butler 3:21:31:07 46 R1111 Toecutter Victoria Hick 10 10.00 Robert Hick Brad Bult 3:21:36:41 47 AUS99 Disko Trooper_Contender Sailcloth (DH) New South Wales Johnstone J99 9.90 Jules Hall Jan Scholten 3:21:42:48 48 110 Pacman (DH) Queensland Young 11 11.00 Peter Elkington Scott Cavanough 3:21:53:13 49 SA332 Audacious South Australia Murray Burns Dovell Sydney 38 11.80 Stuart Johnson 3:22:14:25 50 7811 Hip-Nautic Tasmania Andrieu Jeanneau Sunfast 3300 10.10 Jean-Pierre Ravanat 3:22:22:01 51 B71 Another Chapter Victoria Farr Beneteau First 44.7 13.40 Neil Sargeant 3:22:23:23 52 MYC99 Jupiter (DH) New South Wales Johnstone J99 9.90 Ian Smith Lincoln Dews 3:22:27:03 53 3322 Toucan (DH) New South Wales Andrieu Jeanneau Sunfast 3300 10.00 Edward Curry-Hyde Scott Robertson 3:22:27:26 54 6499 Supernova New South Wales Murray Burns Dovell Sydney 36 10.80 Alex Seja Felicity Nelson 3:22:37:53 55 AUS888 Min River (DH) New South Wales Valer JPK 10.30 10.30 Jiang Lin Francois Guiffant 3:22:43:48 56 2400 Avalanche (DH) New South Wales Hick 40 12.30 James Murchison James Francis 3:22:45:30 57 S13 Dasher+Fisher How Bizarre Victoria Reichel Pugh SeaQuest RP36 10.93 Scott Robinson 3:23:37:29 58 SM377 Bacardi Victoria Peterson 44 13.34 Brett Averay 4:00:07:49 59 7204 Roaring Forty (DH) New South Wales Lutra BOC Open 40 12.20 Kevin Le Poidevin Darrell Greig 4:01:14:56 60 AUS117 Tilting at Windmills Tasmania Dory Joubert Modified 42 12.80 Sarah Gunnersen-Dempsey John Alexander 4:01:15:16 61 6661 Crystal Cutter III New South Wales Farr Beneteau 40.7 11.90 Charles Parry-Okeden 4:01:59:31 62 FRA85 Le Tiroflan New South Wales Finot Pogo 40 S2 12.18 Chris Taylor 4:02:23:32 63 RQ334 Fruit Salid 3 Queensland Farr Beneteau First 40 12.60 Mark Drobitko 4:03:50:27 64 G69 Dark and Stormy Victoria Murray Burns Dovell 37 11.60 Tobias Swanson 4:03:51:58 65 R201 Just Farr Love Tasmania Farr 51 15.50 Scott Lovell 4:07:14:10 66 1696 Journeyman Flat White Queensland Radford 12.2 12.20 Jen Linkova Geoffrey Tomlins 4:09:56:44 67 6834 Chancellor New South Wales Farr Beneteau First 40 12.60 Edward Tooher 4:10:31:46 68 RQ490 Fika (DH) Queensland Najad 1490 14.90 Annette Hesselmans Sophie Snijders 4:10:44:56 69 0122 Rumchaser (DH) New South Wales Johnstone J122e 12.20 Andrew Butler Peter Just 5:05:20:35 70 SA982 Inukshuk (DH) South Australia Kaufman Northshore 38 11.60 Robert Large Stuart Watson 5:05:47:23 71 NZL6702 Silver Fern Queensland Bakewell-White Birdsall 72 21.30 David Hows 5:10:11:46 72 4876 Blue Moon (DH) Tasmania Adams 16.4 16.40 Ken & Tristan Gourlay 5:10:23:01 73 AUS1 Kismet (DH) New South Wales Illingworth-Penrose 30 9.30 Sean Langman Peter Inchbold 5:16:05:23 74 GBR5672L Salt Lines New South Wales Giles Shipwright 70 21.00 Matthew Harvey 5:21:04:13 DNF 52566 Alive Tasmania Reichel Pugh 66 20.10 Philip Turner Duncan Hine Retired-Engine Issues DNF USA1180 Bacchanal United States Valek JPK 11.80 11.80 Ronald Epstein Retired-Broken Boom DNF AUS110 Blue Planet (DH) New South Wales Johnstone J99 9.90 Chris O'Neill Michael 'Tom' Johnson Retired-Loss of Communications DNF 10447 Bowline South Australia Farr Beneteau First 44.7 13.40 Ian Roberts Retired-Crew Member Fatality DNF 7777 Calibre 12 New South Wales Farr Cookson 12 12.00 Richard Williams Retired-Mainsail Damage DNF NED5900 Celeste (DH) Queensland Sparkman & Stephens Nautor Swan 38 11.70 Saskia Groen-In't-Woud Maud Demazure Retired-Running Rigging Damage DNF 9535 Centennial 7 Philippines Judel Vrolijk TP52 15.85 Ernesto Echauz Retired-Mainsail Damage DNF SM888 Ciao Bella New South Wales Judel Vrolijk Hanse 505 15.00 Karl Onslow Simon Hanning Retired-Steering Issues DNF B47 Cyan Moon Victoria Finot Beneteau Oceanis 473 14.30 Wayne Arnold Seaward Retired-Battery Issues DNF 7551 Flying Fish Arctos New South Wales Radford McIntyre 55 15.36 George Martin Retired-Crew Member Fatality DNF 6333 Georgia Express New South Wales Farr Mumm 36 10.90 Sebastian Hultin Retired-Electrical Issues DNF 99 Gizmo (DH) New South Wales Andrieu Jeanneau Sunfast 3600 10.80 Meg Niblett Wendy Tuck Retired-Crew Member Illness DNF S118 Lord Jiminy (DH) Victoria Verdier Class 40 12.00 Kevin Curtis Jim Oosterweghel Retired-Crew Member Injury DNF CYC8 Maritimo Katwinchar New South Wales Watney 32 Ketch 10.00 Michael Spies Peter Vaiciurgis Retired-Hull Damage DNF CAY007 Master Lock Comanche New South Wales Verdier VPLP 100 Supermaxi 30.48 Matt Allen James Mayo Retired-Mainsail Damage DNF M16 Mayfair Queensland Rogers 46 14.00 James Irvine Retired-Broken Equipment DNF 5656 Mondo New South Wales Murray Burns Dovell Sydney 38 11.80 Lisa Callaghan Stephen Teudt Retired-Rigging Damage DNF 020 Philosopher New South Wales Murray Burns Dovell Sydney 36 CR 11.30 Michael Tilden Retired-Dismasted DNF 5299 Porco Rosso Tasmania Farr Cookson 50 15.20 Paul McCarthy Retired-Crew Member Overboard, Later Rescued DNF 545 Pretty Woman New South Wales Farr IC 45 Mod 13.80 Richard Hudson Retired-Headstay Foil Damage DNF 2001 Quetzalcoatl New South Wales Jones 40 12.33 Anthony Bruce James Lee-Warner Antony Sweetapple Retired-Crew Member Injury DNF 1808 Rum Rebellion (TH) New South Wales Johnstone J99 9.90 Shane Connelly Tony Sutton Retired-Equipment Damage DNF 6232 Sailor Moon (DH) Victoria Jutson Northshore 370 11.30 Christopher Canty Shona Forsyth Retired-GPS/Auto Pilot Issues DNF 7027 The Goat New South Wales Murray Burns Dovell Sydney 38 11.80 Mitchell Gordon Retired-Crew Member Injury DNF 154 The Shepherd Centre New South Wales Murray Burns Dovell Sydney 36 S 11.00 Hugh Torode Retired-Engine Issues DNF AUS3300 Transcendence Rudy Project (DH) New South Wales Andrieu Jeanneau Sunfast 3300 10.00 Martin & John Cross Retired-Dismasted DNF AUS72 URM Group New South Wales Reichel Pugh Maxi 72 21.80 Anthony & David Johnson Retired-Dismasted DNF 4411 Verite (DH) New South Wales Johnstone J99 9.90 Paul Beath Teresa Mitchell Retired-Electrical Issues DNF 4343 Wild Oats New South Wales Farr 43 13.11 Gordon Smith Stuart Byrne Retired-Rigging Damage DNF AUS33 Zeus New South Wales Welbourn Infiniti TP52 15.85 Michael Firmin Retired-Foil Damage References:

Notes – Wings were given a 90 minutes redress to be subtracted off their elapsed time under RRS Fundamental Rule 1.1 by the International Jury due to an incident where their provided assistance after a crew member from Flying Fish Arctos was struck by the boom of the yacht and subsequently died of his injuries on the first day of the race. – Poulpito were given a 45 minutes redress to be subtracted off their elapsed time under RRS Fundamental Rule 1.1 by the International Jury due to an incident where their provided assistance after a crew member from Flying Fish Arctos was struck by the boom of the yacht and subsequently died of his injuries on the first day of the race.