A hot Peterson design, Big Schott was imported from the USA in 1978 after a successful SORC and was a member of the winning Australian team at the 1978 Clipper Cup. In top form again this year, she took dual honours in the tough Sydney Noumea Race and is a boat to be reckoned with. She will be sailed by her new owner, CYCA Commodore Tony Pearson, whose success in his previous yacht Makita II, is a matter of record.