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Sydney to Hobart yacht race
Giacomo declared overall winner of Sydney to
Hobart race
70-footer crowned champion after staying close to the much larger line honours winner, Perpetual
Loyal
A crew member on racing yacht Giacomo works the foredeck during the 2016 Sydney to Hobart.
Giacomo has been declared the overall winner of the race. Photograph: Brendon Thorne/Getty Images
The celebrations continue for New Zealand entry Giacomo, which has won the Sydney to Hobart
yacht race’s prized Tattersall’s Cup.
The 70-footer was crowned the champion on corrected time by the race committee at Hobart’s
Constitution Dock on Thursday afternoon – a day and a half after she crossed the line in second
position behind super maxi Perpetual Loyal.
The blue water classic’s handicap trophy is one of the most revered prizes in offshore racing, and her
owner and skipper Jim Delegat was understandably thrilled with the result in the 72nd edition of the
race.
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“We are feeling wonderful. We are ecstatic and excited. This is beyond belief,” Delegat said.
It was a superb sail for the Volvo 70, which finished inside the 2012 race record by nearly three
hours.