Ichi Ban officially claims Sydney to Hobart handicap honours | sarah_keoghan
It is the second time the yacht has taken out the handicap honours, first winning the overalls in 2017. Ichi Ban will be handed the Tattersall Cup in an official ceremony at 12pm on Monday.
Ichi Ban was the first of the TP52-class vessels to make it to Hobart, finishing the journey 11th for line honours at 7.18pm on Saturday. Quest finished up almost three hours later about 10pm."Once or twice we almost changed our game plan, but we decided against it," he said. "They had to pedal down and so did we."
The race was not without its drama, with Quest lodging a protest against Envy Scooters. The claim came after Envy Scooters allegedly failed to give room to Quest as they approached victor mark. Quest claim they had to bore away to avoid a collision. Conditions on Friday night slowed the boats, with many of the yachts stuck around Tasman Island, struggling to hit five knots. The wind picked up about midday on Sunday, with 20 knots of wind pushing the majority of the fleet over the line on the fourth day of the race.Alive, who took out overall honours in 2018, was the first handicap boat to cross the finish line in sixth spot behind the supermaxis after pulling into Constitution Dock just after 2pm on Saturday.
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