Previously raced as Short Circuit out of Adelaide, contesting the 1987 Sydney to Hobart (56th overall) after a successful season in South Australian waters. Now racing out of Lake Macquarie, new owner Doug Coulter has put together a crew with more than 200 Sydney-Hobarts between them. For sailing master Albert Mitchell this will be his 27th trip to Hobart while navigator Bob Snape has twice won the Barry Valance Trophy for navigation.