The Bianca Cook and Darryl Wislang steered crew completed the 119 nautical mile race from Auckland to Russell at 3:58am.

The last time a monohull won the race was in 2009.

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15 Nov: The All Whites' pair of South American football friendlies could give coach Darren Bazeley valuable insight heading towards next year's World Cup

12 Oct: A podium finish is within reach for New Zealand yachties Isaac McHardie and Will McKenzie heading into the final day of the World Sailing Championships in Italy

04 Oct: The Black Foils believe qualification for the SailGP winner-takes-all season finale is within their reach

03 Oct: Wing trimmer Blair Tuke believes the Black Foils have learned plenty from a poor showing in their most recent outing in SailGP

23 Sep: After a century of playing simply for prestige, the American Ryder Cup golf team is being paid for the very first time...but those greenbacks may not be going into their back pockets

22 Sep: Frustration for the Black Foils off the Geneva coast

21 Sep: New Zealand is in fifth place after the first day of sailing at the Switzerland Sail Grand Prix on Lake Geneva

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