The 1982 Darwin Ambon Race had 15 participants.
| Division | No. | Yacht Name | Elapsed Time | Handicap | Corrected Time |
| CRUISING | 1 | ELECTRIC LAMB | 85.43 | 120 | 71.25 |
| CRUISING | 2 | WHIMOWAY | 99.49 | 130 | 76.46 |
| CRUISING | 3 | SYLVIA | 122.26 | 140 | 87.27 |
| CRUISING | 4 | FLAMENCO | 102.42 | 115 | 87.27 |
| CRUISING | 5 | SAUDADE | 123.19 | 0.7493 | 68.27 |
| CRUISING | 6 | GECKO | 101.22 | 112 | 90.3 |
| CRUISING | 7 | TARDIS II | 122.26 | 135 | 90.41 |
| CRUISING | 8 | SOUTHENORE | 121.22 | 132 | 91.56 |
| CRUISING | 9 | KHARMA | 144.06 | 118 | 122.07 |
| MULTIHULL | 1 | WHIMBRALL | 84.3 | 98 | 86.13 |
| MULTIHULL | 2 | SEA GYPSY | 123.35 | 116 | 106.32 |
| RACING | 1 | BONAVENTURE | 91.95 | 0.7125 | 65.32 |
| RACING | 2 | CHALLENGE | 94.15 | 0.7058 | 66.31 |
| RACING | 3 | STAMPEDE | 94.95 | 0.7155 | 67.57 |
| RACING | 4 | JUPITER EXPRESS | 91.22 | 0.7493 | 68.27 |