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2017 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race

Coordinates: 33°51.35′S 151°12.40′E / 33.85583°S 151.20667°E / -33.85583; 151.20667
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73rd Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race
Date 26 December 2017 to
2 January 2018
Defender InfoTrack (line honours)
Giacomo (handicap)
Number of yachts 102
Coordinates 33°51.35′S 151°12.40′E / 33.85583°S 151.20667°E / -33.85583; 151.20667-
42°52.7′S 147°19.58′E / 42.8783°S 147.32633°E / -42.8783; 147.32633
Official website www.rolexsydneyhobart.com

The 2017 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race will be the 73rd annual running of the Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race. Hosted by the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia, it will begin on Sydney Harbour at 13:00 on 26 December 2017, before heading south for 628 nautical miles (1,163 kilometres) via the Tasman Sea, Bass Strait, Storm Bay and up the River Derwent, to cross the finish line in Hobart, Tasmania.[1]

A fleet of 102 boats will contest the race. These include past winners Wizard, InfoTrack, Wild Oats XI, Black Jack, Comanche and Kialoa II.[2][3]


References

  1. ^ Notice of Race Cruising Yacht Club of Australia
  2. ^ The Yachts Cruising Yacht Club of Australia
  3. ^ "Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2017" Afloat Magazine" issue 338 December 2017 pages 16-19