Joy Ride Leading Sydney Hobart Class on Corrected Time

Well well, it’s going to be an interesting last 300 miles of the Sydney Hobart Race for Joy Ride. As of 0700 (our time) John Murkowski’s boat is holding corrected time firsts in ORCi Division 4 and in IRC Division 3. She must have had a very good last few hours. Her position has her to the west of much of the fleet, closer to the rhumb line.

As for the super-maxis, it’s shaping up to be a great finish. With about 80 miles to go, Comanche holds a less than 4 mile lead on Black Jack, Wild Oats XI and Infotrack.

Kurt Hoehne

Kurt grew up racing and cruising in the Midwest, and has raced Lasers since the late 1970s. Currently he is a broker at Swiftsure Yachts. He has been Assistant Editor at Sailing Magazine and a short stint as Editor of Northwest Yachting. Through Meadow Point Publishing he handles various marketing duties for smaller local companies. He currently is partners on a C&C 36 which he cruises throughout the Northwest. He’s married to the amazing Abby and is father to Ian and Gabe.