Master Lock Comanche has claimed a hard-fought and emotionally charged victory in the 80th edition of the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race, prevailing after a race that swung wildly from dominance to dead calm, and from violent seas to a final-day showdown that felt more like a race within a race at the finish.

LawConnect skipper Christian Beck has revealed an ambitious plan to take a chainsaw to his boat and install an apparatus which would revolutionise the Sydney to Hobart.