Out of five starts, Polaris of Belmont has won her Division three times in the Sydney Hobart Race, last year finishing 2nd overall on IRC handicap to Nicorette. She has also competed in numerous Gosford to Lord Howe Island and Sydney to Mooloolaba races. Owner John Quinn and crewmember John Marwood who have been sailing together for 20 years will be joined once again by Commander Ian Dunabin, a senior Royal Australian Navy officer based in Tasmania.