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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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

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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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