The 2016 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race, sponsored by Rolex and hosted by the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia in Sydney, New South Wales, was the 72nd annual running of the Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race. It began on Sydney Harbour at 1pm on Boxing Day (26 December 2016), before heading south for through the Tasman Sea, Bass Strait, Storm Bay and up the River Derwent, to cross the finish line in Hobart, Tasmania. 88 vessels started.

Line honours were claimed by Perpetual Loyal, which broke Wild Oats XI 2012 race record, to finish in a time of 1 day, 13 hours, 31 minutes and 20 seconds. Giacomo (Jim Delegat) earned the Tattersall's Cup.

Results Line Honours Pos Sail Number Yacht State/Country Yacht Type LOA (Metres) Skipper Elapsed time d:hh:mm:ss 1 SYD1000 Perpetual Loyal New South Wales Juan Yacht Design Juan-K 100 30.48 Anthony Bell Tom Slingsby 1:13:31:20 2 NZL70000 Giacomo New Zealand Juan-K Volvo Open 70 21.50 Jim Delegat 1:15:27:05 3 HKG2276 Scallywag Hong Kong Dovell 100 30.48 David Witt 1:15:29:15 4 52570 Black Jack Queensland Juan-K Volvo Open 70 21.50 Mark Bradford 1:20:09:58 5 HKG1997 Beau Geste Hong Kong Botin 80 24.40 Aaron Rowe 1:21:03:34 6 ITA70 Maserati New South Wales Juan-K Volvo Open 70 21.50 Jim Cooney 1:21:04:56 7 AUS11111 CQS New South Wales Simonis Voogd-Bakewell White Supermaxi 30.48 Ludde Ingvall 2:03:13:12 8 52566 Alive Tasmania Reichel Pugh 66 22.00 Philip Turner Duncan Hine 2:03:33:42 9 AUS13 Chinese Whisper New South Wales Judel Vrolijk JV62 18.90 Rupert Henry 2:04:01:03 10 AUS001 Ichi Ban New South Wales Judel Vrolijk TP 52 15.85 Matthew Allen 2:04:18:56 11 GER7111 Varuna VI Germany Ker 56 17.07 Jens Kellinghusen 2:04:42:44 12 7771 Balance New South Wales Farr TP 52 15.85 Paul Clitheroe Mike Green 2:05:00:17 13 CHN10007 UBOX China Farr Cookson 50 15.24 Charles Caudrelier Lei Wang 2:05:06:33 14 AUS5299 Victoire Western Australia Farr Cookson 50 15.24 Brian McMaster 2:09:31:58 15 6952 Celestial New South Wales Judel Vrolijk TP 52 15.85 Sam Haynes 2:11:44:13 16 AUS8899 Hollywood Boulevard New South Wales Farr 55 16.76 Ray Roberts 2:11:50:32 17 SM24 Terra Firma Victoria Farr Cookson 50 15.24 Nicholas Bartels 2:15:13:30 18 AUS52 M3 Western Australia Farr TP 52 15.85 Peter Hickson Brent Fowler 2:15:14:52 19 AUS70 Ragamuffin New South Wales Farr TP 52 15.85 Brenton Fischer 2:17:53:22 20 6377 Triton New South Wales Lyons-Cawse LC60 18.30 Michael Cranitch David Gotze 2:18:42:36 21 JPN4321 KLC Bengal 7 Japan Humphreys 54 16.46 Yoshihiko Murase 2:19:07:03 22 421 The Goat New South Wales Mills Rogers 46 14.02 Sebastian Bohm Bruce Foye 2:19:55:49 23 S777 Primitive Cool Victoria Reichel Pugh RP51 15.61 John Newbold 2:20:19:29 24 KOR-5555 Sonic South Korea Donovan TP 52 15.85 Kwangmin Rho 2:20:37:38 25 6953 PYR Wot Eva New South Wales Nelson Marek TP 52 15.85 Christian Reynolds 2:21:04:43 26 R33 Chutzpah Victoria Reichel Pugh Caprice 40 12.35 Bruce Taylor 2:21:18:48 27 65007 Elena Nova New South Wales Judel Vrolijk JV42 12.80 Craig Neil 2:21:51:00 28 SM42 Simply Fun Victoria Judel Vrolijk HH42 12.80 Philip Coombs 2:21:51:28 29 6686 St Jude New South Wales Murray Burns Dovell Sydney 47 14.20 Noel Cornish 2:23:49:44 30 262 Helsal 3 New South Wales Adams 20 20.00 Paul Mara Rob Fisher 2:23:53:55 31 RUS1 Simplesail Mahligai Russia Murray Burns Dovell Sydney 46 14.30 Murray Owen Jenny Kings 3:00:45:30 32 SA1106 Aikin-Hames Sharley South Australia Ker 11.3 11.30 Caillin Howard David Oliver 3:00:47:50 33 99 Springday Pazazz New South Wales Farr Cookson 12 11.90 Rob Drury 3:00:53:51 34 SWE15 Matador Sweden Elliott 44 13.65 Jonas Grandr Richard Goransson 3:01:02:06 35 ESP6100 Duende New South Wales Judel Vrolijk TP 52 15.39 Damien Parkes 3:01:02:08 36 G4646R Extasea Victoria Mills DK46 14.00 Paul Buchholz Bryan Kennett 3:01:41:56 37 8778 After Midnight New South Wales Farr 40 Mod 12.40 Mark & Greg Tobin 3:01:45:35 38 33345 Black Sheep New South Wales Briand Beneteau 45 13.70 Derek & Martin Sheppard 3:01:56:18 39 6723 Allegro New South Wales Warwick 67 20.30 Adrian Lewis 3:02:14:04 40 6893 Imalizard New South Wales Welbourn 12 11.80 Bruce Watson 3:02:30:56 41 YC1545 Shining Sea South Australia Briand Beneteau First 45 13.60 Andrew Corletto 3:02:40:48 42 B40 Bravo Queensland Farr Beneteau First 40 12.60 Robert Robertson 3:02:56:33 43 MH777 Patrice Six New South Wales Jeppesen X41 12.50 Andrew Prideaux Shaun Lane 3:03:24:42 44 RQ432 Dekadence Queensland Mills DK46 14.10 Stephanie Kerin 3:04:12:53 45 2001 Quetzalcoatl New South Wales Jones 40 12.33 Anthony Bruce James Lee Warner Antony Sweetapple 3:04:21:55 46 A140 Ariel New South Wales Farr Beneteau First 40 12.60 Ron Forster Philip Damp 3:04:27:56 47 35 Imagination New South Wales Farr Beneteau First 47.7 14.50 Robin & Hamish Hawthorn 3:04:43:16 48 248 Wax Lyrical New South Wales Jeppesen X50 15.20 Les Goodridge 3:04:50:50 49 AUS257 Charlotte New South Wales Briand CNB76 23.20 Ervin Vidor 3:04:58:08 50 SM4 Wicked Victoria Farr Beneteau First 40 12.24 Mike Welsh 3:05:03:47 51 5612 Abracadabra New South Wales Tripp 47 14.33 James Murchison 3:05:29:44 52 9090 Quest Queensland Nelson Marek 43 13.10 Ian Coward 3:05:53:22 53 MH20 Philosophers New South Wales Farr Cookson 12 12.00 Gordon Ketelbey Peter Sorensen 3:06:33:43 54 SM28 Challenge Victoria Murray Burns Dovell Sydney 38 11.80 Chris Mrakas 3:06:39:45 55 YC400 Two True South Australia Farr Beneteau First 40 12.24 Andrew Saies 3:06:42:15 56 K1 Cromarty Magellan Tasmania Knoop 39 12.00 Richard Grant 3:06:53:48 57 USA93310 Triple Lindy United States Frers Swan MkII 13.40 Joseph Mele 3:07:07:23 58 H6110 Samskara Great Britain Farr Beneteau First 47.7 14.50 Richard Stain 3:07:08:50 59 4527 China Easyway New South Wales King Jarkan 12.5 12.70 Travis Read Tim Wilson 3:07:28:20 60 6755 Ausreo New South Wales Farr Beneteau 47.7 14.00 Ian Creak 3:07:36:24 61 294 Love & War New South Wales Sparkman & Stephens S&S 47 14.21 Simon Kurts 3:07:42:48 62 SA346 Enchantress South Australia Muirhead 11 11.00 John Willoughby 3:07:48:56 63 A164 Sticky New South Wales J&J Yachts Salona 38 11.50 Richard Harris 3:07:54:56 64 1236 Local Hero New South Wales Murray Burns Dovell BH36 11.00 Chris Matthews 3:08:00:10 65 6774 Jackpot New South Wales Johnstone J122 12.20 Adrian Van Bellen 3:08:59:36 66 6834 Breakthrough New South Wales Farr Beneteau First 40 12.20 Mathew Vadas 3:11:40:52 67 G54 Moody Buoys Victoria Dixon Moody 54DS 17.20 Trevor Richardson 3:11:49:46 68 SM69 Dark and Stormy Victoria Murray Custom 37 11.40 Terry Kourtis Stuart Mellington 3:12:53:35 69 7551 Flying Fish Arctos New South Wales Radford McIntyre 55 15.36 Ivan Signorelli 3:05:25:20 70 8824 Chancellor New South Wales Farr Beneteau 47.7 14.80 Edward Tooher 3:13:02:34 71 5930 Reve New South Wales Farr Beneteau 45F5 14.00 Kevin Whelan 3:13:14:48 72 11407 Pelagic Magic New South Wales Farr Beneteau 40.7 11.90 Simon Dunlop 3:14:45:13 73 3430 Komatsu Azzurro New South Wales Sparkman & Stephens S&S 34 10.10 Shane Kearns 3:15:02:19 74 2382 Ark323 China Farr TP 52 15.85 Dong Qing 3:15:17:39 75 4924 She Queensland Mull Olsen 40 Modified 12.20 Philip Bell 3:16:21:37 76 A19 Maluka New South Wales Gale Ranger 30 9.01 Sean Langman 3:19:38:07 77 GBR9354T Clipper Ventures 5 Great Britain Dubois Clipper 68 20.77 Drew Hulton-Smith 4:01:43:29 78 A5 On Tap Queensland Duncanson 34 10.26 Stephen Hughes Marc Stuart 4:01:50:22 79 6891 Takani New South Wales Judel Vrolijk Hanse 495 15.40 James Whittle 3:07:27:34 80 554 Landfall New South Wales Sparkman & Stephens S&S 54 13.40 Michael Strong 4:03:49:23 81 6841 Papillon New South Wales Joubert-Nivelt Archambault 40RC 12.00 Phil Molony 3:07:30:30 82 45 Fidelis New South Wales Knud Reimers 61 18.60 Nigel Stoke 3:09:27:22 83 B330 Hartbreaker Victoria Reichel Pugh 46 14.20 Antony Walton Alan Breidahl 3:07:23:51 DNF RF9095 Dare Devil New South Wales Farr Cookson 47 14.30 Sibby Ilzhofer Retired-Broken Rudder DNF N10 Freyja New South Wales Atkins Ingrid 37 11.40 Richard Lees Retired-Headsail Damage DNF 52152 Koa New South Wales Farr TP 52 15.85 Peter Wrigley Andrew Kearnan Retired-Broken Starter Motor DNF 360 Patrice New South Wales Ker 46 13.90 Tony Kirby Retired-Broken Rudder DNF 10001 Wild Oats XI New South Wales Reichel Pugh 100 30.48 Mark Richards Retired-Hydraulic Ram Issues References:

Notes – Flying Fish Arctos were penalised 20% of their placing by the International Jury due to failing to lodge a declaration within six hours of their finish time as required by Sailing Instruction 26 (Declarations). – Takani were penalised 20% of their placing by the International Jury due to failing to lodge a declaration within six hours of their finish time as required by Sailing Instruction 26 (Declarations). – Papillon were penalised 20% of their placing by the International Jury due to failing to lodge a declaration within six hours of their finish time as required by Sailing Instruction 26 (Declarations). – Fidelis were penalised 20% of their placing by the International Jury due to failing to lodge a declaration within six hours of their finish time as required by Sailing Instruction 26 (Declarations). – Hartbreaker were penalised 30% of their placing by the International Jury due to breaching RRS Rule 41 (Outside Assistance) for receiving outside assistance after encountering engine problems during the race.

Overall Handicap