Line honours

Line honours is the term given to an award presented to the first boat to cross the finish line of a yacht race, regardless of IRC handicap. Thus, the fastest boat in the race always wins the line honours. This is in comparison to the handicap honours or corrected time winner, which is theoretically equally accessible to all boats, as slower boats have a lower handicap.

Yacht races often have more than one prize, one of which is the line honours trophy. In the case of the Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race, the winner of line honours is presented the J.H. Illingworth Trophy, whereas corrected time winners win the George Adams Tattersalls Cup.