Black Jack has won line honours in the Rolex Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race early Wednesday morning after howling southerly winds and heavy seas thinned out the fleet early in the race. The 100-foot supermaxi crossed the finish line on Hobart’s Derwent River at 1.37 a.m. in a time of 2 days 12 hours 37 minutes 17 seconds, the official race website reported. The win involved a tight tussle with two other 100 footers, LawConnect and SHK Scallywag, and even up until late on Tuesday evening it was uncertain which of the three would triumph. Black Jack was the favourite to take out the race when lighter conditions prevailed near the end of the race, and when she began the final 11 nautical mile stretch up the Derwent River in first place, she was able to maintain a speed of 6 knots to claim victory. This comes after a gruelling first …