Lord Howe Island Race - Paul Clitheroe's Balance has been confirmed as the provisional winner of the IRC handicap division of the Hempel Paints 37th Gosford to Lord Howe Island Yacht Race, with Chris Dawe's Polaris of Belmont provisional winner of the PHS division. This is the first Lord Howe Island Race win for Balance, a Beneteau 45 from the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia, but the third PHS win for Polaris of Belmont, a Cole 43 that contested the first race to the island in 1974. She was also the IMS division winner as well as taking out PHS ...