Wild Oats XI has won the 74th Sydney to Hobart yacht race, claiming line honours for the ninth time.
The Mark Richards-skipped supermaxi crossed the line in Hobart shortly after 8am on Friday after snatching the lead from defending line honours champion Comanche before sunrise.
The win comes after Wild Oats XI was stripped of line honours in last year's race, with a rule breach and time penalty handing victory to arch-rival Comanche.
