University of Melbourne Professor of Mechanical Engineering and part-time yacht designer, Peter Joubert 'bought back the farm' when he acquired Kingurru and sailed the heavy displacement wooden cruiser/racer he had designed, to Hobart last year. It was the third race to Hobart for Kingurra, the 16th for veteran  Joubert who designed the 1981 race winner Zeus II, one of his excellent Currawong designs. Between them the crew have sailed in 100 Hobart races.