One of the great Boxing Day sporting traditions gets underway again as the Sydney to Hobart yacht race takes place for 2019. As always, the race will begin at 1pm (AEDT) on Thursday, December 26.
Well over 100 yachts are in this year’s field, with 2017 winners Comanche the narrow favourites to claim line honours once more. Black Jack, Wild Oats XI and SHK Scallywag 100 are also among the bookies’ favourites as the race draws near.
Start: Wednesday, December 26, 1pm (AEDT)
Start location: Sydney Harbour
Finish location: Derwent River, Hobart, Tasmania
TV: 7mate (first hour only)
Online: Plus7 (first hour only)
Betting: Comanche $2.75, Black Jack $3.00, Wild Oats XI $3.35, SHK Scallywag 100 $4.50, Infotrack $9.00
2018 line honours winner: Wild Oats XI
2018 handicap winner: Alive
Yacht Name | Location | Yacht Type |
2 Unlimited | Tasmania | Farr 40 MOD |
Abbotts Vamp | Western Australia | Corby 49 |
About Time | New South Wales | Cookson 50 |
Abracadabra | New South Wales | Tripp 47 |
Active Again | Queensland | Humphreys 54 |
Admiral | New South Wales | Sydney 38 |
Airstream | New South Wales | Wauquiez Centurion 40s |
Alive | Tasmania | Reichel Pugh 66 |
Allegro | New South Wales | Warwick 67 |
Anger Management FLG | Western Australia | Salona 44 |
Another Painkiller | Queensland | Beneteau 44.7 |
Arcadia | Victoria | Archambault 40 RC |
Arch Rival | New South Wales | Inglis/Jones 40 |
Audacious | South Australia | Sydney 38 |
Audere | Victoria | Beneteau First 45 |
Banter | Queensland | Beneteau First 45 |
Black Jack | Monaco | RP100 |
Black Sheep | Tasmania | Beneteau First 45 |
Blink | New South Wales | Beneteau First 40 |
Blue Water Tracks | Victoria | Moody DS54 |
Bounty Brassware OUR RUSH | Queensland | DK46 |
Bush Paul Group | New South Wales | TP52 |
Business as Usual | New South Wales | Sydney 40 CR |
Cailin Lomhara | USA | Tayana 52 |
Carrera S | Victoria | Marten 49 |
Cartouche | Victoria | Beneteau First 50 |
Celestial | New South Wales | TP 52 |
Chancellor | New South Wales | Beneteau 47.7 |
Charlotte | New South Wales | CNB76 |
Chinese Whisper | New South Wales | JV 62 |
Chutzpah | Victoria | Caprice 40 |
Cinquante | New South Wales | Sydney 38 |
Comanche | New South Wales | 100 Supermaxi |
Conquest | New South Wales | Nelson Marek 46 |
Copernicus | New South Wales | Radford 12 |
Crush | Western Australia | Jeanneau Sunfast 3600 |
Crystal Cutter III | New South Wales | Beneteau 40.7 |
Daguet | France | Mylius 50 |
Dare Devil | New South Wales | Farr/Cookson 47 |
Dark and Stormy | Victoria | Custom 37 |
Diamach Enterprise | New South Wales | Lexcen 40 |
Dream | Queensland | Inglis 38 |
Dreki Sunnan | New South Wales | Beneteau First 45 |
Enchantress | South Australia | Muirhead 11 |
Encore | Queensland | Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 49 |
Enigma | New South Wales | Beneteau First 47.7 |
Enterprise | Western Australia | Farr 40 |
Envy Scooters | Queensland | TP 52 |
Euphoria | New South Wales | J133 |
Eve | New South Wales | Swan 65 |
Extasea | Victoria | Cookson 50 |
Faster Forward | Victoria | Sydney 38 |
Fidelis | New South Wales | Knud Reimers 61 |
Filepro | Tasmania | Lyons 40 |
Flying Fish Arctos | New South Wales | McIntyre 55 |
Frantic | New South Wales | TP52 Donovan |
G.Y.R. Ragamuffin 50 | New South Wales | Farr 50 |
Galaxy III | New South Wales | S&S 39 |
Goat | New South Wales | Sydney 38 |
Great Xpectations | New South Wales | X43 |
Gun Runner | New South Wales | Jarkan |
Gweilo | New South Wales | TP 52 |
Happy Wanderer | New South Wales | JV52 |
Hartbreaker | Victoria | Reichel Pugh 46 |
Helsal 3 | New South Wales | Adams 20 |
Highly Sprung | New South Wales | Beneteau 45 |
Hollywood Boulevard | New South Wales | Farr 55 |
HYC Breakthrough | Ireland | Beneteau First 40 |
Ichi Ban | New South Wales | Botin 52 |
Imagination | New South Wales | First 47.7 |
Imalizard | New South Wales | Welbourn 12 |
Infotrack | New South Wales | Juan-K 100 |
Insomnia | New South Wales | JV 42 |
Jaffa | Western Australia | Runnalls 39 |
Katwinchar | New South Wales | |
Kialoa II | New South Wales | S&S Yawl |
King Billy | New South Wales | Custom/ John King |
Kioni Robotic Automation | New South Wales | Beneteau First 47.7 |
Koa | New South Wales | TP52 |
Komatsu Azzurro | New South Wales | S & S 34 |
LCE Showtime | New South Wales | Ker 40 |
Lexi | New South Wales | X-412 Modern |
Local Hero | New South Wales | BH36 |
Love & War | New South Wales | S&S 47 |
Magic Miles | Tasmania | Dynamique 62 |
Mahligai | New South Wales | Sydney 46 |
Mako | New South Wales | Sydney 40 |
Maserati | Poland | Volvo 70 |
Matrix | Queensland | X 41 |
Maverick | Victoria | Jeanneau Sun Fast 3600 |
Maverick 49 | Guernsey | Infiniti 46r |
Mayfair | Queensland | Beneteau First 40 |
Midnight Rambler | Tasmania | Sydney 36 |
Mille Sabords | New South Wales | Sydney 38 |
Minerva | New South Wales | DK 43 |
Mister Lucky | Queensland | Jeanneau Sun Fast 3600 |
Mistral | New South Wales | Lombard 34 |
Moody Buoys | Victoria | Moody 54DS |
Natelle Two | Tasmania | Peterson 41 2 Tonne |
Nautical Circle | New South Wales | A40 |
Naval Group | New South Wales | Reichel Pugh 69 |
Navy One | New South Wales | Beneteau First 40 |
Night Nurse | Queensland | Farr 40 |
NO LIMIT | New South Wales | Reichel Pugh 63 |
Ocean Crusaders | Queensland | Beneteau 40.7 |
Ocean Gem | Queensland | Beneteau 445 |
Optimus Prime | Western Australia | Marten 49 |
Oroton Drumfire | New South Wales | Hoek TC78 |
Oskana | Tasmania | Cookson 50 |
Packaponch Scamp | Queensland | Beneteau First 45 |
Papillon | New South Wales | Archambault 40RC |
Patriot | Victoria | J133 |
Pekljus | New South Wales | Radford 50 |
Pretty Woman | New South Wales | IC 45 MOD |
Primitive Cool | Victoria | RP51 |
Protagonist | Victoria | Beneteau First 40 |
Quest | New South Wales | TP 52 |
Quetzalcoatl | New South Wales | Jones 40 |
Reve | New South Wales | Beneteau 45F5 |
Rogue Wave | New South Wales | Sigma 36 |
Rush | Victoria | Farr 45 |
SailExchange | New South Wales | Cookson 12 |
Sailing Poland | Poland | Volvo 65 |
Samurai Jack | Queensland | Farr39mlMOD |
Santana | New South Wales | Swan 43 |
Secret Mens Business 1 | New South Wales | Murray 42 |
She | Queensland | Olsen 40 |
She’s Apples II | Tasmania | Jarkan 12.5 |
She’s The Culprit | New South Wales | Inglis /Jones 39 |
SHK Scallywag 100 | Hong Kong | Dovell 100 |
Sintara | South Australia | Beneteau 47.7 |
Smuggler | New South Wales | JV TP52 |
Snowdome Occasional Coarse Language Too | New South Wales | Sydney GTS 43 |
Solutions | New South Wales | Dehler 41 |
Soozal | New South Wales | King 40 |
Spirit of Freya | Tasmania | Jeanneau Sunfast 36 |
St Jude | New South Wales | Sydney 47 |
Stay Calm Hungary | Hungary | TP52 |
Sticky | New South Wales | Salona 38 |
SWD Kayle | New South Wales | Lyons 54 |
Sweet Chariot | New South Wales | Buizen 48 |
Take Five | Tasmania | Traditional 30 |
Team Runaway | Tasmania | Sayer 11 |
Tribal Warrior | New South Wales | Beneteau 47.7 |
TSA Management | New South Wales | Sydney 38 |
Turbulence | Queensland | Adams 11.9 |
URM | New South Wales | Reichel Pugh Maxi 72 |
Van Diemen III | Tasmania | Muir 64 |
Wax Lyrical | New South Wales | X 50 |
White Noise | Victoria | M.A.T 1245 |
Wicked | Victoria | Beneteau First 40 |
Wild Oats XI | New South Wales | RP100 |
Willie Smith’s Philosopher | Tasmania | Sydney 36CR Mod |
Windrose | Tasmania | S&S 48 |
Wings | New South Wales | Dehler 46 |
Wonderland | New South Wales | Beneteau Oceanis 473 |
Wots Next | New South Wales | Sydney 47 |
XS Moment BNMH | New South Wales | XP44 |
Yeah Baby | New South Wales | Welbourn 50 |
Zen | New South Wales | TP52 |
Only the first hour of the Sydney to Hobart race is broadcast on television. Fortunately, it’s on free-to-air with 7Mate covering the beginning of the race – although check your local listings to confirm which offshoot of the Seven Network is covering it in your area.
You can also live stream Seven’s coverage through 7 Plus although, again, only the first hour is being broadcast.
As always, The Roar will have you covered with a live blog of action. We’ll have hourly updates of the race, right here on the site.
You can also check out the official race tracker on the Sydney to Hobart website.