Chris Ball from the UK has chartered this Australian IMS champion, owned by Sydney yachtsman Bob Steele. Quest's best results include 2nd overall at the 1998 Kenwood Cup and 7th overall in the tough 1998 Hobart race. At her best, in light winds, she recently finished 3rd in the Hamilton Island series, well ahead of her similar sized competitors. Skipper Chris Ball will take a combination of experienced, Quest regulars, as well as a number of UK-based sailors south with him for his first Sydney Hobart race