Best remembered as the man who was washed overboard then miraculously plucked from the ocean by Atara during the '93 Sydney Hobart, John Quinn is back again this year for his 17th Sydney Hobart Race and his 4th on-board Polaris. Notable achievements for Polaris include winning its division in the '95 and '97 Hobart races and winning the IMS and PHS divisions of the '97 Lord Howe Island Race. She placed 2nd to Margaret Rintoul II this year. Polaris is one of three Coles 43s going to Hobart this year.