The veteran Abrahams, the first Victorian yachtsman to win a Sydney Hobart race, will be sailing his 26th race to Tasmania in an international sailing career that has seen him compete in almost every major ocean race in the world. Ultimate Challenge was a member of the 1987 Australian Admiral's Cup team, finishing fifth in the Fastnet race and more recently finishing a close second in the ORCV winter series to Illusion, the 1988 Sydney Hobart winner.