Wedgetail made its Rolex Sydney Hobart debut in the 2005 race and finished an impressive 6th overall on corrected time followed up with a 1st in IRC division 2 of the 2007 Audi Sydney Southport race in March.  Skipper Bill Wild always puts together an excellent crew for the trip south with Kevin Costin joining the highly experienced Gail Harland and Vanessa Dudley, Brisbane Etchells sailor Darren Hutchison, Auckland sailmaker Simon Kidd and navigator Peter Elkington.