Syd Fischer’s Ragamuffin has taken and holds a slim corrected time lead in ORCi standings in the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race, in a tight race among two other rivals with only 90 miles left to the finish.

As of midnight local time, the Farr-designed TP52 less than two miles from Jason Van der Slot’s Calm, another Farr TP52, and less than a mile from yesterday’s leader, Chris Bull’s Cookson 50 Jazz. All three are heading southwest at about 9 knots and are only 20 miles from Cape Sonnerat and the turn west towards the final leg towards the finish in Hobart.

Going just as fast and riding a favorable breeze some 100 miles astern is Darryl Hodgkinson’s Beneteau First 45 Victoire, who is currently lying in third place overall and leading Division 2. Division 3 is still led by Roger Hickman’s Farr 43 Wild Rose, who is currently lying in 5th place overall.

The first to finish in the ORCi fleet will be Peter Millard’s water-ballasted Blakewell-White 30m Maxi Lahana, who is only a few miles from the finish line trailing the leaders Wild Oats XI and Investec Loyal, and in the current ORCi corrected time standings lies in 22nd overall.

Photo: Rolex / Daniel Forster