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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. Alive (Duncan Hine) won the Tattersall Cup.

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
2	AC007	CAY007	Andoo Comanche	New South Wales	Verdier VPLP 100 Supermaxi	30.48	John Winning Jr.	1:19:04:49
3	72	AUS72	URM Group	New South Wales	Reichel Pugh Maxi 72	21.80	Anthony Johnson	2:02:07:19
4	66	52566	Alive	Tasmania	Reichel Pugh 66	20.10	Philip Turner Duncan Hine	2:02:19:04
5	007	AUS1	Moneypenny	New South Wales	Reichel Pugh 69	21.50	Sean Langman	2:04:18:40
6	100	AUS100	Wild Thing 100	Queensland	Botin 100 Maxi	30.48	Grant Wharington	2:05:09:06
7	63	AUS 98888	No Limit	New South Wales	Reichel Pugh 63	19.20	David Gotze	3:00:08:59
8	62	AUS13	Whisper	New South Wales	Judel Vrolijk JV62	18.90	David Griffith	3:02:01:24
9	52	CAY52	Caro	New Zealand	Botin TP52	15.90	Max Klink	3:02:30:22
10	69	6952	Smuggler	New South Wales	Judel Vrolijk TP52	15.90	Sebastian Bohm	3:02:33:01

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
2	72	AUS72	URM Group	New South Wales	Reichel Pugh Maxi 72	21.80	Anthony Johnson	3:08:08:42
3	007	AUS1	Moneypenny	New South Wales	Reichel Pugh 69	21.50	Sean Langman	3:09:52:01
4	LC1	SYD1000	LawConnect	New South Wales	Juan Yacht Design Juan-K 100	30.48	Christian Beck	3:12:55:35
5	AC007	CAY007	Andoo Comanche	New South Wales	Verdier VPLP 100 Supermaxi	30.48	John Winning Jr.	3:16:00:47
6	1	1	Mistral (TH)	New South Wales	Lombard 34	10.58	Rupert Henry Jack Bouttell	4:01:57:32
7	100	AUS100	Wild Thing 100	Queensland	Botin 100 Maxi	30.48	Grant Wharington	4:03:52:19
8	5	SYD5	MRV	Victoria	Frers 61	18.50	Damien King	4:04:06:43
9	133	SM133	Patriot	Victoria	J Yachts J133	13.30	Jason Close	4:04:32:48
10	33	D3300	Kraken III (TH)	Tasmania	Jeanneau Sunfast 3300	10.00	Rob Gough John Saul	4:55:55:34

References

1. Guinness, Rupert (28 December 2023). "LawConnect wins thriller to break bridesmaid hoodoo". RSHYR Media. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
2. Shannon, Lucy (28 December 2023). "How two days of sailing came down to just 51 seconds". ABC News. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
3. Guinness, Rupert (30 December 2023). "Alive wins Rolex Sydney Hobart for a second time in five years". RSHYR Media. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
4. Rowbottom, Chris (30 December 2023). "Sydney to Hobart yacht race 2023 overall winner Alive takes the cup for a second time". ABC News. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
5. ^ "Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2023". Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race. 2023. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
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