The 2022 Sydney Hobart winner was first to cross the finish line in Gladstone Harbour after a dramatic race through wild weather, which saw several retirements and a yacht hit by lightning.
Celestial crossed the Brisbane to Gladstone finish line first, but may not win overall on corrected timeThe tail of the fleet is not expected to cross the finish line until Monday
Queensland Cruising Yacht Club's Vice-Commodore Harley Cowlishaw said that, while Celestial took out line honours, other vessels were still looking likely to win overall on corrected time. "[Friday] night was a dramatic evening for the race fleet as they faced serious weather systems — and not the normal Easter sailing conditions for the B2G but, historically, there have been years when weather has challenged the race and 2023 was definitely one of those."
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