Min River Wins Sydney Hobart Overall After Leader's Penalty

In a historic finish to the 2025 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race, the doublehanded JPK 10.30 Min River, skippered by Jiang Lin of New South Wales, Australia, and co-skippered by Alexis Loison, claimed the overall Tattersall Cup on corrected time after an international jury imposed a penalty on the provisional leader. The 628-nautical-mile offshore classic, which began on December 26 from Sydney Harbour and concluded at Constitution Dock in Hobart, Tasmania, saw Min River cross the finish line on December 30 in 41st place with an elapsed time of three days, 23 hours, 38 minutes and 26 seconds. Their corrected time stood at four days, one hour, 56 minutes and nine seconds, securing the win following the jury's decision on December 31.

The victory marked several milestones: Jiang Lin became the first female skipper to win the race, and Min River the first doublehanded entry to take overall honors since the division was introduced in 2021 and made eligible for the top prize in 2022. Initially, the French-crewed JPK 10.80 BNC myNET, skippered by Michel Quintin and Yann Rigal from New Caledonia, held the lead on handicap after finishing on December 30. However, BNC self-reported a...