The Andoo Comanche of the shipowner and patron John Winning Jr was imposed in the battle for real-time victory at 77 Rolex Sydney Hobart. The 100-foot maxi completed the mythical 628-mile tour in 1 day, 11 hours, 56 minutes and 48 seconds, less than three of the record set by the same ship in 2017. The crew included the singers Pablo Arararte and Antonio Ñeti Cuervas- Mons.

The Andoo Comanche crossed the line of arrival in front of Hobart at the edge of the 1: 00 a.m. (local time), which did not prevent the Constitution Dock pants from going public to pay tribute to the winning crew, a whole tradition in the classic ocean of the South Hemisphere. The 100-foot maxi... stopped the crone in 1 day, 11 hours, 56 minutes and 48 seconds, the second best mark for a real-time winner in the history of the event.

The weather part with which the fleet started the race on Monday from Sydney Bay pointed to the possibility of setting a new record in the race that celebrates this year two decades of Rolex sponsorship. The pulse between the four 100-foot maxis that took part this year was extended throughout the course with a fast pace, but the winner remained just under three hours to beat the previous best brand.

Among his crew of 24 regatists, the Australian maxi had the cantabros Antonio Ñeti Cuervas- Mons and Pablo Arrate, two veterans of the Rolex Sydney Hobart. Together they won the 2016 edition with record on board Anthony Bell's Maxi Perpetual Loyal.

2022-12-21: The Rolex Sydney-Hobart... the ocean candle in its pure state

The show offered by the maxen head is the pure image of the adrenaline, taking advantage of the whole width of the bay in a battle for the psychological victory that implies being the first to mount the beacon in front of The Heads, where they will maneuver to start the dramatic navigation to the south

Next day 26, when homes all over the Christian world have spent Christmas day, as is tradition for 77 years... it starts in Sydney Bay of Rolex Sydney Hobart.

The ocean race of 628 nautical miles is a global icon of navigation since its birth in 1945, is part of the Rolex sailing dossier since 2002, and this year will have an impressive fleet of 111 ships on the starting line, including four 100-foot maxis and several Spanish crew.

Over the past 20 years, Rolex has supported the Rolex Sydney Hobart and its organizer, the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia, an institution dedicated to perpetuating and developing the exciting discipline of ocean navigation.

The exit from the port of Sydney is an epic vision. It is the time when a variopintic fleet of sailboats of length between 30 and 100 feet... is converging, sailed by professional and amateur crews.

Once in the open sea, the 628-mile race... soon becomes a lonely experience for all, especially during the long passage along the coast of New South Wales and later on the eastern end of the exposed Bass Strait, the stretch of water that separates the firm land from the island of Tasmania... as conditions can change dramatically along the route, even on the final stretch going up the Derwent River, which can be as decisive as the 616 miles before... the whims of the wind in this 12-mile stretch can be both dangerous and frustrating in the final approach to the Tasmania, where it is a warm support to the Royal Yacht's final goal, thanks to a warm one.