Auspicious is a Van de Stadt design built in Germany and previously named Audacity. She was second overall in the 1982 race, but she has had terrible luck since, with a dismasting in 1983 and retired with rigging failure in 1984. She is a yacht with a lot of potential in the right conditions, and it is hoped that her bad luck will have ceased by now so she can finish creditably.

ED:  Research indicates this boat was not the Audacity from 1982, 83, 84.  Both Audacity and Auspicious were Van De Stadt designs.  Auspicious was a new boat in 1985.