Jac Hoi wins Line Honours in King Island Race

RGYC’s Jac Hoi has taken line honors and the PHS division win in the recent ORCV Melbourne to King Island race.

While the eastern seaboard has faced the hostility of Cyclone Alfred over the last week, the Melbourne to King Island fleet had a superb sail in near perfect conditions in the 54th anniversary of the race.

The race started in a light easterly breeze of about 11 knots which slowly built to a consistent 18 to 20 knots across Bass Strait.

This year’s race will also be etched in the memory of all onboard Jac Hoi, the Solaris 47, which was the first monohull across the line in her first ocean race. Skipper Danielle Fraser who celebrated her first ocean race success with her close-knit team on King Island, will cherish the win which was made even more special as they crossed the line first on International Women’s Day.

The usually exuberant skipper, Fraser was lost for words as she made her way to the race presentation when asked to describe the feeling of winning line honours in her first ocean race.

“It was a great race, just beautiful… it’s quite surreal really because it’s our first ocean race…I’m just enjoying King Island and the beautiful hospitality… [our win] just hasn’t really hit yet,” said Fraser who highlighted trust and friendship as key to the team’s success.

Fraser sailed alongside Chris Carroll, James Hannah, Jamie Bennett, Jason Boyle, Peter James, Stuart Richardson and Stuy Lee in this year’s race.

Article originally from ORCV Unprecedented wins race to King Island – ORCV