Supermaxi Black Jack has overcome a rocky preparation and rugged seas to take out line honours in the slowest Sydney to Hobart finish in 17 years.
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Its time of two days, 12 hours, and 37 minutes and 17 seconds was the slowest since Nicorette III's win in 2004. This year's fleet was decimated by rough seas on Sunday and Monday, with 36 of the 88-strong starting field forced to retire."We had a tough race with both the other . We dropped Scallywag at the end for a bit but she came back and LawConnect was right there the whole way."Black Jack previously claimed line honours in the 628 nautical mile bluewater classic in 2009 under the name Alfa Romeo.
Owner Peter Harburg for the first time did not race with Black Jack but was at Constitution Dock in Hobart to greet his team after riding them home.
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