New Delhi, Dec. 29 -- Master Lock Comanche has held off a determined challenge from SHK Scallywag 100 and defending champion LawConnect to claim line honors Sunday for the fifth time in the Sydney to Hobart yacht race.

The supermaxi arrived at the finish line near Constitution Dock in Hobart shortly after 6 p.m. local time Sunday in a time of two days, five hours, 3 minutes and 36 seconds, well behind the record set in 2017.

After briefly surrendering the lead earlier Sunday, Comanche regained the lead and extended it later Sunday after a swift passage up the River Derwent to seal its fifth title in the 80th running of the Sydney to Hobart yacht race, and first since 2022.

The victory marked a successful comeback for skippers Matt Alle...