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Associated Press

Supermaxis Master Lock Comanche and defending champion LawConnect continued their close duel on Saturday on the second day of the 80th running of the Sydney to Hobart yacht race.
Just over 27 hours into the race that began on Friday in Sydney Harbour and ends on the island state of Tasmania, Comanche had a four-nautical-mile lead over LawConnect.
LawConnect was forced to contend with a broken mainsheet and halyard overnight but managed to fix both issues and remain in pursuit of Comanche, which is skippered by Matt Allen and James Mayo.
“We had a few things slow us down and Comanche’s obviously done quite well,” LawConnect skipper Christian Beck said on Saturday. “It’s mildly disappointing for us, but you win some, lose some. Everything’s good, we’re still in the hunt.”
With more than half the race completed, Hong Kong yacht SHK Scallywag 100 – skippered by David Witt and owned by tycoon Lee Seng Huang – was third, followed closely by the 88-foot Lucky, a New York Yacht Club entry skippered by Bryon Ehrhart.

The leading yachts were in Bass Strait, which separates the mainland from Tasmania. They were likely to finish at Constitution Dock in Hobart late on Sunday afternoon under current weather and wind projections – more than two days after the start and well outside the race record.
The race lost its first supermaxi when Wild Thing 100 retired. All crew members were safe as Wild Thing began the journey back to Sydney after reporting rigging damage.
Skipper Robert Large aboard his yacht Inukshuk was also among the 11 retirements after becoming entangled in a fishing net.
“We couldn’t move. It took us probably 45 minutes to clear the thing,” Large said. After finally pulling the net off, Large was concerned his boat may have sustained rudder damage, which would have made it risky to continue sailing.
An Australian resident for almost 20 years, Canadian-born Large has sailed in six previous Sydney-Hobart races.
LawConnect led the fleet out of Sydney harbour in search of its third straight line honours win. Overnight conditions on Friday night were rough on the fleet, but not as dangerous as last year when two sailors died in storms on the first night.
On Friday, the fleet paid tribute to the victims of the December 14 terror attack by scattering rose petals off the coast of Bondi Beach, off Sydney, as they passed the area early in the race.
LawConnect, owned by Australian tech millionaire Beck, won last year’s event in one day, 13 hours, 35 minutes and 13 seconds for the 628-nautical-mile (722-mile, 1,160km) race.
The race record set by LDV Comanche – one day, nine hours, 15 minutes and 24 seconds – has stood since 2017 and only comes under threat in very strong downwind conditions.


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With more than half the race completed, the city’s SHK Scallywag 100 was third, while Wild Thing 100 became the first supermaxi to retire


With more than half the race completed, the city’s SHK Scallywag 100 was third, while Wild Thing 100 became the first supermaxi to retire.


Supermaxis Comanche, LawConnect continue duel in Sydney to Hobart race, Hong Kong boat 3rd

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With more than half the race completed, the city’s SHK Scallywag 100 was third, while Wild Thing 100 became the first supermaxi to retire