This brand new Hick 31 will be skippered by its designer, Robert Hick, and will prove a tough competitor for the other 30 footers. Last year the previous Toecutter finished 12th on IRC handicap after being becalmed when in a winning position.  The new boat has the same designer and builder, the same owners, name, sails, sail number, and hull colour, but has a different keel (a heavier fin keel) and mast.