2019 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race

75th Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race
Event information
TypeYacht
Dates26–31 December 2019
SponsorRolex
Host citySydney, Hobart
Boats157
Distance628 nautical miles (1,163 km)
WebsiteWebsite archive
Results
Winner (2019)Comanche (Jim Cooney & Samantha Grant)
Succession
PreviousWild Oats XI (Mark Richards) in 2018
NextNone (2020) - cancelled[1]

The 2019 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race was the 75th annual running of the Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race.[2] Hosted by the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia sponsored by Rolex, it began on Sydney Harbour at 13:00 on 26 December 2019, before heading south for 628 nautical miles (1,163 km) via the Tasman Sea, Bass Strait, Storm Bay and up the River Derwent, to cross the finish line in Hobart, Tasmania.[3][4][5]

A fleet of 157 boats contested the race and 154 finished.[5][6] Line honours were claimed by LDV Comanche in a time of 1 day, 18 hours, 30 minutes and 24 seconds.[7] Ichi Ban (Matt Allen) won her second Tattersall Cup.[8]

  1. ^ "2020 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race cancelled amid COVID-19 concerns". Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race. 19 December 2020. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
  2. ^ "2019 Rolex Sydney Hobart: 75 entries for the 75th year - and the race is still wide open!". Sail-World. 31 May 2019. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
  3. ^ "The inside story of the nail-bitingly close 2019 Sydney-Hobart race". Yachting World. 6 April 2020. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
  4. ^ Mundle, Rob (23 December 2019). "Rolex Sydney Hobart Race 2019 - More brains than brawn". Sail-World. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
  5. ^ a b Cunanan, Katherine S. (3 January 2020). "2019 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race". Calibre Magazine. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
  6. ^ "Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race Statistics (1945-2019)" (PDF). CYCA. 2019. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
  7. ^ "Standings-Line Honours". Cruising Yacht Club of Australia. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
  8. ^ Cite error: The named reference ichiban was invoked but never defined (see the help page).