Overview
- Master Lock Comanche finished at 6:03 p.m. local time in 2 days, 5 hours, 3 minutes and 36 seconds, beating LawConnect by 47 minutes in a comeback framed as redemption for skippers Matt Allen and James Mayo after last year’s retirement.
- LawConnect placed second, SHK Scallywag 100 took third, and Lucky 88 finished fourth as the supermaxis completed a closely fought dash up the River Derwent.
- SHK Scallywag briefly grabbed the lead along Tasmania’s east coast on Sunday before Comanche regained control near the approach to the Derwent and pulled clear.
- Rough southerlies and heavy seas drove roughly 33 of 128 starters to retire with issues including rigging failures, torn sails, lost life rafts that triggered mandatory withdrawals, crew injuries such as suspected broken ribs, and severe seasickness.
- LawConnect’s bid for a hat-trick was hampered by equipment problems reported during the race, while the overall handicap result remains open with Celestial V70 still in contention after finishing early Monday.