One of the veterans of the race, this 39-year-old sloop entered this year’s Rolex Sydney Hobart prior to setting sail in the only other category 1 race in Australia, the Gosford – Lord Howe Island Race, where she claimed a second PHS division win. In her 25 races to Hobart this sturdy Peter Cole-designed 43-footer has scored several division wins and also placed 2nd in the IRC division in 2001. Polaris won the PHS Division of the 2008 Hempel Gosford – Lord Howe Island Race and finished third in 2009.