Jiang Lin makes history in Hobart

When her relatively tiny 10m JPK 1030 yacht Min River, named for her ancestral homeland in Fujian Province, was confirmed winner of the premier IRC handicap prize, the Tattersall Cup, and of a Rolex Seamaster, it became the crowning glory in a rough race that saw all Asian entries finish, no mean feat in a heavy beating race that saw 35 of the 128 starters retire.

“I did not have hopes of winning,” she said in Hobart. “You think about all the 100-something boats, all the big boats…