Meanwhile, 13 teams have arrived in Hobart, including in 6th place the New Zealand-flagged Botin 52 ‘Caro’ sailed by Max Klink SUI, who won IRC Division 1. 61 teams are still in the race, with more than 300 miles to go for the last ones. ----- The leaderboard, the race tracker and the reports.

This morning, only three teams have reached the finish in Hobart so far: After one day and 13 hours (5 hours over the record), the 100-foot super maxi ‘Law Connect’ with Christian Beck AUS won almost 3 hours ahead of the Volvo70 ‘Celestial 70’ with Sam Haynes AUS. 27 minutes later, the 100-foot super maxi ‘Wild Thing’ with Grant Wharington AUS also reached the finish line. In the rough conditions, 29 teams have abandoned the race so far. ----- The race tracker, the leaderboard and the reports.

After the co-favourite ‘Masterlock-Comanche’ had to retire yesterday with a torn mainsail, last year's winner ‘Law Connect’ is on her way to a comfortable overall victory, this morning she was still 125 miles short of Hobart. The main fleet is just about to tackle the crossing of Bass Street. Unfortunately, the rough conditions have also led to two fatalities: Two competitors were struck by the boom - the report. The intermediate standings from this morning, the race tracker and the Facebook page.

The start of the 86th Sydney-Hobart Race took place early this morning in fresh north-easterly winds. The wind forecasts promise a record-fast race (the record is 1 day 8 hours), with the wind only shifting west on Bass Street on the approach to Tasmania. As expected, the two supermaxis ‘Masterlock-Comanche’ and ‘LawConnect’ have pulled away slightly at the front. ----- The race tracker and the reports.