2023 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race

78th Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race
Event information
TypeYacht
Dates26 December 2023 - 3 January 2024
SponsorRolex
Host citySydney, Hobart
Boats103
Distance628 nautical miles (1,163 km)
WebsiteRolex Sydney Hobart
Results
Winner (2023)LawConnect (Christian Beck)
Succession
PreviousAndoo Comanche (John Winning, Jr.) in 2022
NextLawConnect (Christian Beck) 2024

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.