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| Perpetual Loyal wins Sydney to Hobart race in record time | Perpetual Loyal wins Sydney to Hobart race in record time |
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| The gruelling Sydney to Hobart yacht race has been won in record time. | The gruelling Sydney to Hobart yacht race has been won in record time. |
| Perpetual Loyal finished the 628 nautical miles (1,163km) in one day, 13 hours, 31 minutes and 20 seconds - almost five hours faster than the previous course record. | |
| The Australian yacht took first place after eight-time winner Wild Oats XI retired with keel damage. | The Australian yacht took first place after eight-time winner Wild Oats XI retired with keel damage. |
| Eighty-eight yachts began the race, which has been going since 1945, on Monday. | Eighty-eight yachts began the race, which has been going since 1945, on Monday. |
| The occasion has since become one of the greatest spectacles in Australian sport. | The occasion has since become one of the greatest spectacles in Australian sport. |
| Perpetual Loyal's closest rivals were all more than an hour slower than the 100ft yacht, which had failed to finish the last two races. | Perpetual Loyal's closest rivals were all more than an hour slower than the 100ft yacht, which had failed to finish the last two races. |
| After they crossed the finish line, the team's official Twitter account said: "Mission accomplished!" | After they crossed the finish line, the team's official Twitter account said: "Mission accomplished!" |
| Five yachts have so far withdrawn from this year's race, including Wild Oats XI, which set the former record of one day, 18 hours, 23 minutes, 12 seconds in 2012. | Five yachts have so far withdrawn from this year's race, including Wild Oats XI, which set the former record of one day, 18 hours, 23 minutes, 12 seconds in 2012. |