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Ethan James

Time penalty leads to historic Sydney to Hobart win

Co-skippers Alexis Loison and Jiang Lin are flanked by Sam Haynes and Eduardo Maclean. (PR IMAGE PHOTO)

A female skipper has won overall Sydney to Hobart honours for the first time after a post-race time penalty for breaking sailing rules flipped the top two standings.

French pair, Michel Quintin and Yann Rigal, were on Wednesday knocked off top spot after being spotted on video with an incorrect sail configuration with the finish line in sight.

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