2013 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race
The 2013 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race, sponsored by Rolex, is the 69th annual running of the "blue water classic" Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race. As in past editions of the race, it is hosted by the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia based in Sydney, New South Wales. As with previous Sydney to Hobart Yacht Races, the 2013 edition began on Sydney Harbour, at 1pm on Boxing Day, before heading south for 630 nautical miles through the Tasman Sea, past Bass Strait, into Storm Bay and up the River Derwent, to cross the finish line in Hobart, Tasmania.
Line honours were claimed by Wild Oats XI in a time of 2 days, 6 hours, 7 minutes and 27 seconds. It was the yacht's seventh win, equaling Morna/Kurrewa IV's 1960 record for most line honours victories.
Results
Line honours (first 10)
| Position | Race number | Sail number | Yacht | State/country | Yacht type | LOA | Skipper | Elapsed time d:hh:mm:ss |
| 1 | X1 | 10001 | Wild Oats XI | NSW | Reichel/Pugh RP100 | 30.48 | Mark Richards | 2:06:07:27 |
| 2 | L1 | SYD 1000 | Perpetual Loyal | NSW | Juan Yacht Design Juan-K 100 | 30.48 | Anthony Bell | 2:09:19:56 |
| 3 | 100 | SYD 100 | Ragamuffin 100 | NSW | Greg Elliot 100 Maxi | 30.48 | Syd Fischer | 2:10:48:00 |
| 4 | 77 | 52570 | Black Jack | QLD | Juan-K Volvo 70 | 21.50 | Peter Harburg | 2:15:09:34 |
| 5 | 97 | HKG 1997 | Beau Geste | HKG | Marcelino Botin's Botin 80 | 24.40 | Karl Kwok | 2:15:10:45 |
| 6 | 70 | NZL70000 | Giacomo | NZ | Juan-K Volvo 70 | 21.50 | Jim Delegat | 2:15:11:51 |
| 7 | 10 | AUS 10 | Wild Thing | NSW | Don Jones 100 Supermaxi | 30.48 | Grant Wharington | 2:15:38:22 |
| 8 | 01 | AUS 01 | Ichi Ban | NSW | Shaun Carkeek's Carkeek 60 | 19.50 | Matt Allen | 2:17:04:24 |
| 9 | 94 | AUS5299 | Victoire | NSW | Farr Cookson 50 | 15.20 | Darryl Hodgkinson | 2:19:00:32 |
| 10 | 67 | GER6700 | Varuna | GER | Ker 51 | 15.00 | Jens Kellinghusen | 2:19:30:01 |
Handicap results (Top 10)
| Position | Race number | Sail number | Yacht | State/country | Yacht type | LOA | Skipper | Corrected time d:hh:mm:ss |
| 1 | 94 | AUS5299 | Victoire | NSW | Farr Cookson 50 | 15.20 | Darryl Hodgkinson | 3:18:27:43 |
| 2 | 06 | SM602 | Veloce | VIC | Elliott 44CR | 13.70 | Phil Simpfendorfer | 3:19:32:27 |
| 3 | 42 | 421 | Celestial | NSW | Rogers 46 | 14.00 | Sam Haynes | 3:20:35:40 |
| 4 | 67 | GER6700 | Varuna | GER | Ker 51 | 15.00 | Jens Kellinghusen | 3:21:13:04 |
| 5 | 33 | R33 | Chutzpah | VIC | Caprice 40 | 12.35 | Bruce Taylor | 3:22:30:35 |
| 6 | 50 | RQ5050 | Kerumba | QLD | Kers 50 C/R | 15.20 | Tam Faragher | 3:22:59:10 |
| 7 | 82 | GBR8200R | Nikata | GBR | Swan 82 | 24.80 | Tom Brewer | 4:01:26:13 |
| 8 | 01 | AUS 01 | Ichi Ban | NSW | Shaun Carkeek's Carkeek 60 | 19.50 | Matt Allen | 4:01:32:42 |
| 9 | 007 | 10007 | Pretty Fly III | NSW | Farr Cookson 50 | 15.24 | Colin Woods | 4:02:04:36 |
| 10 | 43 | 4343 | Wild Rose | NSW | Farr 43 | 13.11 | Roger Hickman | 4:02:41:55 |