66th Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race

Investec LOYAL about to win the 2011 Sydney to Hobart
Event information
Type	Yacht
Dates	26–31 December 2011
Sponsor	Rolex
Host city	Sydney, Hobart
Boats	88
Distance	628 nautical miles (1,163 km)
Website	Website archive
Results
Winner (2011)	Investec LOYAL (Anthony Bell)
Succession
Previous	Wild Oats XI (Mark Richards) in 2010
Next	Wild Oats XI (Mark Richards) in 2012

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.^[1] 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.^[2][3]

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.^[4][5][6] 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.^[7][8] 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.^[9]

Loki (Stephen Ainsworth) won her first 2011 Tattersall's Cup with an overall handicap time of 3:00:22:34.^[10][11] Another Challenge was skippered by Jessica Watson, the youngest person to complete a nonstop, unassisted solo sail around the globe at 17.^[12][13]

There were 88 starters.^[13]

Position	Race number	Sail number	Yacht	State/country	Yacht type	LOA (Metres)	Skipper	Elapsed time d:hh:mm:ss	Ref
1	100	SYD 100	Investec LOYAL	New South Wales	Elliot Maxi	30.48	Anthony Bell	2:06:14:38	[14][15][16]
2	X1	10001	Wild Oats XI	New South Wales	Reichel Pugh 100	30.48	Mark Richards	2:06:17:26	[14][15][17]
3	81	10081	Lahana	New South Wales	Bakewell-White 30m Maxi	30.00	Peter Millard	2:12:34:26	[14][15][18]
4	60	AUS60000	Loki	New South Wales	Reichel Pugh 63	19.20	Stephen Ainsworth	2:14:20:38	[14][15][19]
5	8055	GBR8055	Hugo Boss	Great Britain	Juan-K IMOCA Open 60	18.18	Alex Thomson	2:16:38:38	[14][15][20]
6	57	R55	Living Doll	Victoria	Farr 55	16.76	Michael Hiatt	2:19:46:05	[14][15][21]
7	03	AUS 03	Ichi Ban	New South Wales	Jones 70	21.50	Matt Allen	2:19:58:00	[14][15][16]
8	25	SM5252	Calm	Victoria	Farr TP 52	15.85	Jason Van der Slot	2:23:42:55	[14][15][22]
9	94	5299	Jazz	New South Wales	Farr Cookson 50	15.20	Chris Bull	2:23:53:56	[14][15][23]
10	70	AUS 70	Ragamuffin	New South Wales	Farr TP 52	15.85	Syd Fischer	3:00:04:42	[14][15][23]

Position	Race number	Sail number	Yacht	State/country	Yacht type	LOA (Metres)	Skipper	Corrected time d:hh:mm:ss	Ref
1	60	AUS60000	Loki	New South Wales	Reichel Pugh 63	19.20	Stephen Ainsworth	3:22:34:32	[14][15][19]
2	57	R55	Living Doll	Victoria	Farr 55	16.76	Michael Hiatt	3:23:25:03	[14][15][21]
3	70	AUS 70	Ragamuffin	New South Wales	Farr TP 52	15.85	Syd Fischer	4:01:22:40	[14][15][23]
4	94	5299	Jazz	New South Wales	Farr Cookson 50	15.20	Chris Bull	4:01:29:42	[14][15][23]
5	25	SM5252	Calm	Victoria	Farr TP 52	15.85	Jason Van der Slot	4:01:31:58	[14][15][22]
6	81	10081	Lahana	New South Wales	Bakewell-White 30m Maxi	30.00	Peter Millard	4:05:56:45	[14][15][18]
7	43	4343	Wild Rose	New South Wales	Farr 43	13.11	R Hickman	4:06:05:00	[14][15][23]
8	11	SM11	Scarlet Runner	Victoria	Reichel Pugh 52	15.99	Robert Date	4:06:28:08	[14][15][23]
9	100	SYD 100	Investec LOYAL	New South Wales	Elliot Maxi	30.48	Anthony Bell	4:07:38:58	[14][15][16]
10	77	L77	Whistler	Tasmania	Dowell MBD36	11.00	David Rees	4:09:00:34	[14][15][23]