# 2011 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race

The 2011 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race, sponsored by Rolex and hosted by the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia in Sydney, New South Wales, was the 67th annual running of the "blue water classic" Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race. The 2011 edition began on Sydney Harbour at 1pm on Boxing Day (26 December 2011) before heading south for 628 nautical miles (1,163 km) 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 Investec LOYAL in a time of two days, six hours, 14 minutes and 18 seconds after taking the lead from race favourite and defending champion Wild Oats XI, who had lost their lead outside Storm Bay after hitting light winds. After fighting to keep the lead up the Derwent River, the Investec LOYAL crossed the finish line just three minutes and twelve seconds ahead of Wild Oats XI. They held the line honour title even after the race committee raised a protest against Loyal, arguing that they "ask[ed] a third party for assistance during the race," but the race jury dismissed the complaint.
Loki (Stephen Ainsworth) won her first 2011 Tattersall's Cup with an overall handicap time of 3:00:22:34. Another Challenge was skippered by Jessica Watson, the youngest person to complete a nonstop, unassisted solo sail around the globe at 17.
There were 88 starters.

## Results
### Line honours (first 10)

| Position | Race number | Sail number | Yacht | State/country | Yacht type | LOA (Metres) | Skipper | Elapsed time d:hh:mm:ss |
| 1 | 100 | SYD 100 | Investec LOYAL | New South Wales | Elliot Maxi | 30.48 | Anthony Bell | 2:06:14:38 |
| 2 | X1 | 10001 | Wild Oats XI | New South Wales | Reichel Pugh 100 | 30.48 | Mark Richards | 2:06:17:26 |
| 3 | 81 | 10081 | Lahana | New South Wales | Bakewell-White 30m Maxi | 30.00 | Peter Millard | 2:12:34:26 |
| 4 | 60 | AUS60000 | Loki | New South Wales | Reichel Pugh 63 | 19.20 | Stephen Ainsworth | 2:14:20:38 |
| 5 | 8055 | GBR8055 | Hugo Boss | Great Britain | Juan-K IMOCA Open 60 | 18.18 | Alex Thomson | 2:16:38:38 |
| 6 | 57 | R55 | Living Doll | Victoria | Farr 55 | 16.76 | Michael Hiatt | 2:19:46:05 |
| 7 | 03 | AUS 03 | Ichi Ban | New South Wales | Jones 70 | 21.50 | Matt Allen | 2:19:58:00 |
| 8 | 25 | SM5252 | Calm | Victoria | Farr TP 52 | 15.85 | Jason Van der Slot | 2:23:42:55 |
| 9 | 94 | 5299 | Jazz | New South Wales | Farr Cookson 50 | 15.20 | Chris Bull | 2:23:53:56 |
| 10 | 70 | AUS 70 | Ragamuffin | New South Wales | Farr TP 52 | 15.85 | Syd Fischer | 3:00:04:42 |

### Handicap results (Top 10)

| Position | Race number | Sail number | Yacht | State/country | Yacht type | LOA (Metres) | Skipper | Corrected time d:hh:mm:ss |
| 1 | 60 | AUS60000 | Loki | New South Wales | Reichel Pugh 63 | 19.20 | Stephen Ainsworth | 3:22:34:32 |
| 2 | 57 | R55 | Living Doll | Victoria | Farr 55 | 16.76 | Michael Hiatt | 3:23:25:03 |
| 3 | 70 | AUS 70 | Ragamuffin | New South Wales | Farr TP 52 | 15.85 | Syd Fischer | 4:01:22:40 |
| 4 | 94 | 5299 | Jazz | New South Wales | Farr Cookson 50 | 15.20 | Chris Bull | 4:01:29:42 |
| 5 | 25 | SM5252 | Calm | Victoria | Farr TP 52 | 15.85 | Jason Van der Slot | 4:01:31:58 |
| 6 | 81 | 10081 | Lahana | New South Wales | Bakewell-White 30m Maxi | 30.00 | Peter Millard | 4:05:56:45 |
| 7 | 43 | 4343 | Wild Rose | New South Wales | Farr 43 | 13.11 | R Hickman | 4:06:05:00 |
| 8 | 11 | SM11 | Scarlet Runner | Victoria | Reichel Pugh 52 | 15.99 | Robert Date | 4:06:28:08 |
| 9 | 100 | SYD 100 | Investec LOYAL | New South Wales | Elliot Maxi | 30.48 | Anthony Bell | 4:07:38:58 |
| 10 | 77 | L77 | Whistler | Tasmania | Dowell MBD36 | 11.00 | David Rees | 4:09:00:34 |