Maritimo Racing have taking out line honours in the 50th Melbourne to Hobart, giving them rich consolation for having to pull out of the Sydney to Hobart.
The team's Maritimo TP52 yacht was supposed to start in Sydney on Boxing Day, but was damaged in rough seas while sailing to the race.
They tried to enter their Schumacher 54 boat instead, but when that failed they turned their attention to the Westcoaster race.
Other than an early setback that cost them the lead out of Port Phillip Heads, Maritimo dominated the race through some tough conditions.
Maritimo 11 won the 435 nautical mile event in two days, one hour 22 minutes - well outside the race record - and finished in Hobart early on Thursday afternoon.
AdvantEDGE finished one hour 17 minutes later for second across the line and MRV was third, two hours four minutes after Maritimo.
Michael Spies and his Maritimo crew pulled away from the other frontrunners down the Tasmanian west coast and made the most of the conditions along the south coast in the run to the finish.
Maritimo are also well-placed to win the IRC division.
