Andoo Comanche wins line honours in 2022 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race

Andoo Comanche has taken enactment honours successful the 2022 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race.

The 100-ft maxi, skippered by John Winning Jr, crossed the enactment astir 1am connected Wednesday successful a clip of 1 day, 11 hours, 56 minutes and 48 seconds.

"Congratulations to skipper John Winning Jr and crew," the authoritative Rolex Sydney Hobart relationship said connected Twitter.

Andoo Comanche had been poised to instrumentality the triumph earlier successful the evening arsenic it closed it connected the decorativeness enactment with LawConnect and Black Jack successful pursuit successful Storm Bay.

Andoo Comanche had been the favourite heading into the race.

This is simply a 4th enactment honours triumph for the boat, a Verdier/VPLP design, nether a 3rd antithetic owner.

She archetypal won arsenic Comanche successful 2015 for Jim and Kristy Clark.

The 2017 enactment honours triumph arsenic LDV Comanche, erstwhile owned by Jim Cooney and Samantha Grant, was achieved successful a clip of 1 day, 9 hours, 15 minutes and 24 seconds, which inactive stands arsenic the contention record.

Andoo Comanche pictured during a contention astatine the commencement of December 2022. (Getty)

Cooney and Grant besides won enactment honours with Comanche successful the 75th day contention successful 2019.