Famous and unbeatable in her time, Margaret Rintoul won line honours in the 1950 and 1951 Sydney Hobarts, setting a record which stood for six years and has not competed since 1989. She missed line honours by just two minutes in 1949, after being becalmed just two miles from the finish. This will be Bruce Gould's 29th Hobart race, and joining him will be well-known veteran of 18 Hobart's, Jack Christoffersen.