1996 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race

52nd Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race
Date	26 December 1996 – 3 January 1997
Defender	Sayonara
Number of yachts	95
Coordinates	33°51.35′S 151°12.40′E- 42°52.7′S 147°19.58′E
Winner	Morning Glory
Official Website	https://web.archive.org/web/20091030152304/http://rolexsydneyhobart.com/default.asp

The 1996 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race, sponsored by Telstra, was the 52nd annual running of the "blue water classic" Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race. As in past editions of the race, it was hosted by the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia based in Sydney, New South Wales. As with previous Sydney to Hobart Yacht Races, the 1996 edition began on Sydney Harbour, at noon on Boxing Day (26 December 1996), before heading south for 630 nautical miles (1,170 km) through the Tasman Sea, past Bass Strait, into Storm Bay and up the River Derwent, to cross the finish line in Hobart, Tasmania.

The 1996 fleet comprised 95 starters of which 78 completed the race and 17 yachts retired.

Results

Line Honours results (Top 10)

Position	Sail number	Yacht	State/Country	Yacht type	LOA (Metres)	Skipper	Elapsed time d:hh:mm:ss
1	GER 4540	Morning Glory	GER	Reichel Pugh 86 Maxi	24.05	Hasso Plattner	2:14:07:10
2	HKG 88	Exile	HKG	Reichel Pugh Pocket Maxi	20.00	Warwick Millar	2:16:53:15
3	8888	Foxtel Amazon	NSW	Steinman Maxi	20.75	Peter Walker	2:21:31:53
4	6070	Sydney	NSW	Sydney 60	18.18	Charles Curran	2:22:56:35
5	KB 80	Condor of Currabubula	NSW	Holland Maxi	24.30	Tony Paola	3:01:10:29
6	AUS 545	BZW Challenge	NSW	Farr Corel 45	13.80	Ray Roberts	3:01:58:25
7	SM100	Ausmaid	VIC	Farr 47	14.24	Giorgio Gjergja	3:02:31:45
8	IR 8000	Atara	NSW	Lyons 43	13.00	Roger Hickman	3:05:08:47
9	YC214	Prime Example	SA	Davidson-Murray Cruiser Racer	15.90	Graham Williams	3:05:18:40
10	5612	Abracadabra	NSW	Tripp 47	14.25	James Mark Anthony	3:07:13:32