Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2025 | Matt Allen Master Lock Comanche - Interview

There’s an unimaginable amount of work in pulling together a Hobart campaign for a 100-footer; so you can imagine the disappointment when your race is over on the first night at sea. Such was the case for Master Lock Comanche in 2024, with the team retiring with broken mainsail battens in the hard downwind running conditions. Undeterred, co-skippers Matt Allen and James Mayo decided to go again in 2025. Matt Allen explains what he and the team have been doing in 2025 in their attempt to gain the boat’s fifth Line Honours win in this famous race.