Australian supermaxi Andoo Comanche secured a fourth line honours victory in the gruelling Sydney-Hobart ocean race Wednesday, but fell short of setting a new course record.
The 100-foot yacht, skippered by John Winning Jnr, triumphed in a nail-biting finish in the early hours of Wednesday after leading the blue water classic for much of the race.
It completed a quartet of line honours wins for the boat in the prestigious event since 2015 under a third different owner.
Andoo Comanche crossed with a time of one day, 11 hours, 56 minutes and 48 seconds — about 20 minutes in front of rival supermaxi Law Connect — and just under three hours short of its own record.
The current race record of one day, nine hours, 15 minutes and 24 seconds was set by the same Comanche boat under a different skipper in 2017.
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