2024 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race
| Event information | |
|---|---|
| Type | Yacht |
| Dates | 26 December 2024 - 3 January 2025 |
| Sponsor | Rolex |
| Host city | Sydney, Hobart |
| Boats | 104 |
| Distance | 628 nautical miles (1,163 km) |
| Website | Rolex Sydney Hobart |
| Results | |
| Winner (2024) | LawConnect (Christian Beck) |
| Succession | |
| Previous | LawConnect (Christian Beck) in 2023 |
| Next | TBD (2025) |
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
[edit]Line honours (Top 10)
[edit]| 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] |
References
[edit]- ^ Miller, Daniel (27 December 2024). "'Sombre' LawConnect wins Sydney to Hobart line honours after race tragedies". ABC News.
- ^ Langenberg, Adam (27 December 2024). "Two men who died during Sydney to Hobart identified as Nick Smith and Roy Quaden". ABC News.
- ^ Langenberg, Adam (27 December 2024). "Deaths rekindle sailor's memories of 1998 Sydney to Hobart tragedy". ABC News.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2024 Standings". Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race. 2024. Retrieved 28 December 2024.