Super maxi Black Jack crossed the finish line early Wednesday morning to win line honors at the Sydney to Hobart race.
The Monaco Yacht Club-based Black Jack finished at 1.37am - completing the race in 2 days, 12 hours, 37 minutes, 17 seconds.
This year's 628-nautical mile event (about 1170km) has been one of the slower races in recent memory, a long way behind Comanche's 2017 record of 1 day, 9 hours, 15 minutes, 24 seconds.
Race officials said 36 boats have retired from a starting field of 88 because of rough conditions caused largely by ocean currents.
"It was tough in the beginning," Black Jack skipper Mark Bradford said. "The first 30 hours were pretty rugged."