Master Lock Comanche takes Line Honours
by Di Pearson/RSHYR media 27 Dec 2025 23:46 PST
26 December 2025
Master Lock Comanche takes Line Honours - 2025 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race © RSHYR media
Matt Allen and James Mayo have sailed Master Lock Comanche to Line Honours in the 2025 Rolex Sydney Hobart, the 80th edition of the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia's 628 nautical mile race.
After an all-day game of cat and mouse with three other yachts, Master Lock Comanche, the race record holder since 2017, finished the race at 18.03.36 this evening, in the time of 2 days 5 hours 3 minutes 36 seconds to claim the title. Her finish time was nowhere near her record time of 1 day 9hrs 15mins 24secs.
Master Lock Comanche, LawConnect (Christian Beck) and SHK Scallywag 100 (owned by Seng Huang Lee and skippered by David Witt) were locked in a battle for the lead, each taking the race lead during today, with Bryon Ehrhart's Lucky (USA) snapping at the heals, little more than a mile separating the four which were in sight of each other most of the day.
However, this afternoon Master Lock Comanche made her escape, leaving the rest in her wake.
Allen and Mayo's victory put to bed the pain of last year when Master Lock Comanche, the newest of the 100 footers, became one of the early casualties of the race when her mainsail tore, forcing her retirement.