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Sailing-Lin Becomes First Woman to Claim Sydney to Hobart Overall Title After Protest
The international jury penalized BNC by 1 hour and 5 minutes for sail-handling breaches, granting Min River the first double-handed overall Sydney to Hobart victory.
- On Wednesday at 9.30am an international jury at the Royal Yacht Club of Tasmania upheld protests and added one hour and five minutes to BNC's time, awarding the overall win to Min River.
- On Tuesday Min River lodged a protest alleging BNC breached sheeting-sail rules by using a pole to secure its spinnaker two nautical miles from the finish, with Race Committee chairman Lee Goddard backing the challenge.
- BNC arrived at Constitution Dock on Tuesday afternoon as the race leader, while Min River had finished about 54 minutes behind on handicap before protesting and officials found BNC's A1.5 asymmetric spinnaker and spar gained three to five minutes.
- Min River's victory marks a historic first as the first double-handed yacht to win overall since 2022, with Jiang Lin becoming the first female skipper to claim the Tattersall Cup.
- Despite the upset, crews were photographed together smiling after the ruling, with Rigal explaining the pole was for media prep and Lin noting video evidence prompted their interest, Quintin said they respected the decision.
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Sailing-Lin becomes first woman to claim Sydney to Hobart overall title after protest
Dec 31 : Jiang Lin became the first woman to skipper the overall winner of the Sydney to Hobart yacht race after her double-handed entry Min River was promoted to first place on Wednesday following a protest.Lin and co-skipper Alexis Loison seized victory when race officials penalised French boat BNC
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Jiang Lin Makes History: First Woman Skippers Sydney to Hobart Winner | Sports-Games
Jiang Lin became the first woman skipper to lead the overall winner of the Sydney to Hobart yacht race after her vessel, Min River, was promoted to first place following a protest. The decision stripped French boat BNC of its top position due to a sail breach.
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