The 1979 Darwin Ambon Race had 11 participants.
| Division | No. | Yacht Name | Elapsed Time | Handicap | Corrected Time |
| CRUISING | WHIMBORNE | DNF | |||
| CRUISING | MUNDANI | DNF | |||
| CRUISING | AKELA | DNF | |||
| CRUISING | 1 | SCALLYWAG | 145.2000 | 110.0000 | 132.0900 |
| CRUISING | 2 | VISHNU | 146.4200 | 109.0000 | 134.3500 |
| MULTIHULL | WHIMBRALL | 95.0000 | |||
| RACING | 1 | STAMPEDE | 108.2245 | 0.7245 | 78.3115 |
| RACING | 2 | PUWUNGA | 119.5815 | 0.6647 | 79.4441 |
| RACING | 3 | DREAMTIME | 96.3845 | 0.8265 | 79.5240 |
| RACING | 4 | GECKO | 119.5820 | 0.6900 | 82.4851 |
| RACING | 5 | KHARMA | 135.3844 | 0.7145 | 96.5507 |