The crew aboard Time Machine have officially captured line honours in the 2026 Annapolis to Bermuda Ocean Race, spearheading the first four yachts across the finish line after a grueling blue-water marathon.
The blistering pace-setters completed the 753-nautical-mile Atlantic passage from Maryland to Bermuda in an estimated elapsed time of 3 days, 20 hours, 44 minutes and 44 seconds.
Provisional tracker results showed Time Machine crossing the finish line at St David's Light at 10:19 a.m., having tracked a total of 811 nautical miles.
The dominant performance vindicated a bold tactical route choice on day three, which allowed them to break away from the fleet and build an unassailable advantage before navigating the island's tricky reef line.
Behind the runaway winners, the intense high-seas battle for the remaining podium steps finally concluded as the chasing pack arrived throughout the afternoon.
Aurora emerged from the ocean swell to claim a superb second place overall. They crossed the line at 1:59 p.m. with an estimated elapsed time of 4 days, 24 minutes and 41 seconds, having covered 797 nautical miles.
Third place on the provisional tracker went to Harmony, which checked in at 4:53 p.m. following an attritional, deck-to-deck duel. The crew logged an elapsed time of 4 days, 3 hours, 18 minutes and 42 seconds, having sailed the longest distance of the frontrunners at 816 nautical miles.
Tenacious completed the top four finishers, battling across the line at 5:39 p.m. to post an estimated elapsed time of 4 days, 4 hours, 4 minutes and 20 seconds after the most direct path of the leaders, covering 782 nautical miles.
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