Vittoria is another yacht that will have all stops out in this year's race as she has also competing for selection in the Admiral's Cup team. Great interest will centre on her performance compared to similar size yachts such as Meltemi, Queequeg and the Cole 43s. Vittoria has had modifications to hull and rig since launching in November 1970, to improve her performance. Her experienced crew will be driving her to limit to improve on previous places of 5th in 1970 and 9th last year.