After an all-day game of cat and mouse with three other yachts, Master Lock Comanche, the race record holder since 2017, finished the race at 18.03.36 this evening, in the time of 2 days 5 hours 3 minutes 36 seconds to claim the title. Her finish time was nowhere near her record time of one day nine hours 15 minutes 24 seconds.
Master Lock Comanche, LawConnect (Christian Beck) and SHK Scallywag 100 (owned by Seng Huang Lee and skippered by David Witt) were locked in a battle for the lead, each taking the race lead during today, with Bryon Ehrhart's Lucky (USA) snapping at the heals, little more than a mile separating the four which were in sight of each other most of the day.
However, this afternoon Master Lock Comanche made her escape, leaving the rest in her wake.
Allen and Mayo's victory put to bed the pain of last year when Master Lock Comanche, the newest of the 100 footers, became one of the early casualties of the race when her mainsail tore, forcing her retirement.
Master Lock Comanche crew list:
Juan Vila (navigator), Richard Allanson, Pablo Arrate, Clinton Evans, Craig Garnett, Andy Green, Andrew Henderson, Philip Jameson, Campbell Knox, Iain Murray, Sam Newton, Sven Runow, Harry Smith, Oliver Smith, Graeme Taylor, Andre Vorster, Daryl Wislang.
