Originally built by John Biddlecombe as a downwind sledding machine, Casablanca has always had the opportunity to win yacht races provided conditions were right for her Potential Design Speed Parameters (PDSP). In seven Hobarts her best result was 11th in 1978. In numerous other races, the conditions for PDSP have not come good and perhaps when the IOR permits jet propelled keels, and Casablanca gets one, she will be an unbeatable rocket.