This morning, 53 of the 85 teams remaining in the race reached the finish in Hobart, including 'Rockall 8' with Christopher Opielok GER in 51st place. ----- This means the classification is also based on calculated time: The Reichel Pugh-65 'Alive' of Philipp Turner AUS, which crossed the finish line in 4th place, took the overall victory. Also in the Team of Alive are the freshly crowned Match Racing Vice World Champion Gavin Brady USA and Adrienne Calahan AUS as navigator. ----- The standings and the reports.

After the photo finish for victory the day before yesterday, 11 teams have now finished the race, with Erik de Turckheim FRA's 56-foot mini-maxi 'Teasing Machine' next in line. The race tracker and the reports.

The Sydney-Hobart Race ended yesterday in a thrilling final in practically zero wind: 'Law Connect' with Christian Beck AUS managed to overtake the previously leading 'Andoo Comanche' with John Winning jr AUS in a tight match race in the estuary of the Dwarent River, distancing them by just 51 seconds! The finish cross can be seen in the video from about 55:00 min. This morning 'URM Live' with Anthony Johnstone AUS and 'Alive' with Philipp Turner AUS also crossed the finish line. The main bulk of the fleet is in the Bass Strait between Australia and Tasmania, with more than 200 miles to go. The race tracker and the reports.

This morning the top duo 'Andoo-Comanche' with John Winning jr AUS and the 7 miles behind 'Law Connect' with Christian Beck AUS were still 170 miles from the finish. The decision is likely to be made on the approach to Hobart, probably this evening. The race tracker and the reports.

This morning at 3am the start of the Australian Christmas classic took place in Sydney. A rough race with thunderstorms, rain and fronts with up to 50 knots awaits the 120 teams - the report. In fresh aft winds, the super maxis were already able to pull away a little on their way south: Last year's winner 'Andoo-Comanche' with John Winning jr AUS leads by one mile ahead of 'Law Connect' with Christian Beck AUS. Another mile behind is 'Scallywag' with David Witt HKG. The race tracker and the reports.