Stormvogel is after the race record and given reasonable conditions she should get it. She has many race records to her credit and she will have Australian, Bill Fesq as navigator to show the way. Bill was navigator on the record holder Ondine and also on Caprice of Huon in the Admirals Cup races.

Van de Stadt designed the hull, the keel and the rudder, John Illingworth the rig plan, and Laurent Giles managed construction plans and the overall co-ordination.