The 1987 Darwin Ambon Race had 26 participants.
RESULTS
| Division | No. | Yacht Name | Elapsed Time | Handicap | Corrected Time |
| CRUISING | WHIMBORNE | WITHDREW | 0.7019 | ||
| CRUISING | WHIMOWAY | WITHDREW | 0.7401 | ||
| CRUISING | 1 | BUNYIP | 98.3755 | 0.7287 | 71.4928 |
| CRUISING | 2 | NALU IV | 80.3011 | 0.8932 | 71.5419 |
| CRUISING | 3 | HEPZIBAR | 96.3941 | 0.7606 | 73.3115 |
| CRUISING | 4 | TOOLKA T | 96.3511 | 0.7704 | 74.2437 |
| CRUISING | 5 | TOPKNOT | 97.09 | 0.7955 | 77.1658 |
| CRUISING | 6 | SUNCHASER | 102.3443 | 0.7554 | 77.2916 |
| CRUISING | 7 | PENROD | 97.1206 | 0.8013 | 77.5311 |
| CRUISING | 8 | SUZY Q | 113.0701 | 0.6956 | 78.4103 |
| CRUISING | 9 | CASCADES TOO | 100.0106 | 0.7974 | 79.4517 |
| CRUISING | 10 | ST COMBS | 94.12 | 0.8806 | 82.5709 |
| CRUISING | 11 | JABARO | 115.05 | 0.7801 | 89.4635 |
| CRUISING | 12 | ISHI | 124.03 | 0.8728 | 108.1619 |
| MULTIHULL | 1 | COCKATOO | 73.125 | 0.7807 | 57.0929 |
| MULTIHULL | 2 | EPOCH | 95.46 | 0.7206 | 69.0034 |
| MULTIHULL | 3 | KIND EMPRESS | 94.352 | 0.7495 | 70.534 |
| MULTIHULL | 4 | WHIMBRALL | 94.3758 | 0.7889 | 74.3921 |
| MULTIHULL | 5 | TEMPO II | 95.155 | 0.8326 | 78.2733 |
| RACING | MIDNIGHT RAMBLER | D.N.F. | 0.8549 | ||
| RACING | 1 | MOONRAKER AGAIN | 85.3921 | 0.8236 | 70.1944 |
| RACING | 2 | FREESTYLE II | 86.4552 | 0.8181 | 70.5855 |
| RACING | 3 | NT SPIRIT | 87.1208 | 0.821 | 71.3535 |
| RACING | 4 | EL CID | 93.5716 | 0.7652 | 71.5338 |
| RACING | 5 | WANEA | 95.332 | 0.7545 | 72.0548 |
| RACING | 6 | EXOCET | 98.2212 | 0.7391 | 72.4219 |
| RACING | 7 | VERITY | 93.3026 | 0.779 | 72.5032 |
| RACING | 8 | ADAMANT | 91.15 | 0.8202 | 74.5036 |
| RACING | 9 | WINGS | 96.2008 | 0.7803 | 75.1014 |
| RACING | 10 | AEGIR | 95.155 | 0.805 | 76.4115 |
| RACING | 11 | YAKATOON | 90.5538 | 0.8448 | 76.4855 |
| RACING | 12 | KARANA | 95.46 | 0.8025 | 76.515 |
YACHTS (alphabetical)
| Yacht Name | Skipper | Design | Division | Flag | Home Port |
| ADAMANT | K. & J. PATTERSON | ADAMS 12 M | RACING | AUSTRALIAN | FREMANTLE |
| AEGIR | TONY HUNTER | LEXEN 40' | RACING | AUSTRALIAN | DARWIN |
| BUNYIP | G. MADGWICK | S'CROSS 35' | CRUISING | U.S.A. | WILMINGTON |
| CASCADES TOO | ERIC ANDERSON | BOWMAN 47' | CRUISING | AUSTRALIAN | FREMANTLE |
| COCKATOO | JOHN PUNCH | CROWTHER 29' | MULTIHULL | AUSTRALIAN | DARWIN |
| EL CID | MARTIN CHAMBE | VALLICELLI 1T | RACING | ITALIAN | TRIESTE |
| EPOCH | GUY DUFOR | CROWTHER 10 M | MULTIHULL | AUSTRALIAN | DARWIN |
| EXOCET | JOHN HARDY | VIKING 30' | RACING | AUSTRALIAN | DARWIN |
| FREESTYLE II | MERV THOMAS | ADAMS 12 M | RACING | AUSTRALIAN | DARWIN |
| HEPZIBAR | A. RUTLEDGE & D. GRAHAM | COMPASS 40' | CRUISING | AUSTRALIAN | DARWIN |
| ISHI | MICHEAL TAYLOR | XXXXX | CRUISING | U.S.A. | |
| JABARO | JOHN MUMME | BORO 44' | CRUISING | AUSTRALIAN | FREMANTLE |
| KARANA | HUGH RICHARDSON | FORMOSAN 46' | RACING | AUSTRALIAN | DARWIN |
| KIND EMPRESS | HERMAN ZEVERING | JIM BROWN 10 M | MULTIHULL | AUSTRALIAN | DARWIN |
| MIDNIGHT RAMBLER | NICK EVANS | SWAN 46' | RACING | BRITSH | GUERNSEY |
| MOONRAKER AGAIN | NOEL WELFARE | FARR 11.6 M | RACING | AUSTRALIAN | PT. LINCOLN |
| NALU IV | JAMES JESSE | LAPWORTH 47' | CRUISING | U.S.A. | SANFRANCISCO |
| NT SPIRIT | NT. SAILING TRUST | FRERS 41' | RACING | AUSTRALIAN | DARWIN |
| PENROD | KEN LOPPOLD | CARBANEER 14 M | CRUISING | AUSTRALIAN | MELBOURNE |
| ST COMBS | ALLAN BUCHAN | HUNTINGFORD 53' | CRUISING | U.S.A. | SEATTLE |
| SUNCHASER | DONALD BOSLEY | MORGAN 12 M | CRUISING | U.S.A. | BILOXI |
| SUZY Q | BASIL DAVIES | ATKINS 10 M | CRUISING | AUSTRALIAN | BRISBANE |
| TEMPO II | RON LOVETT | CROWTHER 13.5 M | MULTIHULL | AUSTRALIAN | |
| TOOLKA T | DON MORTON | CAPE BARREN 37' | CRUISING | AUSTRALIAN | PT. ADELAIDE |
| TOPKNOT | E. & B. MORGAN | PUGH 15 M | CRUISING | AUSTRALIAN | FREMANTLE |
| VERITY | CARL G. RICHARDS | C & C 39' | RACING | U.S.A. | DETROIT |
| WANEA | COOLS NOMINEES | UFO 34' | RACING | AUSTRALIAN | DARWIN |
| WHIMBORNE | RALPH FRANKLIN | PUGH 32' | CRUISING | AUSTRALIAN | DARWIN |
| WHIMBRALL | PATRICK GABEL | CROWTHER 38' | MULTIHULL | AUSTRALIAN | DARWIN |
| WHIMOWAY | PETER CHARLES | O'KELL 52' | CRUISING | AUSTRALIAN | DARWIN |
| WINGS | PETER KINGSTON | ADAMS 40' | RACING | AUSTRALIAN | DARWIN |
| YAKATOON | MICHEAL MAURICE | ADAMS 13 M | RACING | AUSTRALIAN | DARWIN |