Hosted by the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia and sponsored by Rolex, it began at Sydney Harbour at 13:00 on 26 December 2017, before heading south for 628 nautical miles (1,163 km) via the Tasman Sea, Bass Strait, Storm Bay and up the River Derwent, to cross the finish line in Hobart, Tasmania.
[3] These included past winners Wizard, Perpetual Loyal (now InfoTrack), Wild Oats XI, Black Jack, LDV Comanche and Kialoa II.
[8] ^1 – Wild Oats XI were given a 1 hour penalty to be added onto their elapsed time by the International Jury due to breaching RRS Part 2 in a near collision with LDV Comanche at the start of the race in Sydney Harbour.
^3 – HotelPlanner.com were given a 120 minutes redress to be subtracted off their elapsed time under RRS 62 by the International Jury due to an incident where their provided assistance after a crew member from Invictus Games 2018 Down Under was thrown overboard and later rescued on the first day of the race.
^5 – Eve were given a 50 minutes redress to be subtracted off their elapsed time under RRS 62 by the International Jury due to an incident where their provided assistance after a crew member from Invictus Games 2018 Down Under was thrown overboard and later rescued on the first day of the race.