Panda is a member of the British Southern Cross Cup Team. She is a Phillipe Briand designed one tonner developed from the 1984 One-Ton Cup Winner Passion 2. Panda was a member of the British Admiral's Cup team, and to her credit she was the overall winner of this year's Fastnet Race. A Fastnet winner has never won a Hobart Race, but this boat has the potential to do so.