Alan Bond's third ocean racerr designed by Ben Lexcen was 4th overall in this year's Brisbane – Gladstone race and 5th in the Hamilton Island series against strong competition. After an illustrious career with Bond, she was 2nd overall in the 1980 Perth – Bali race. She is a stretched out version of Ginkgo which won everything in her day, but Apollo III did not come up to expectations. With age her prospects in this race have declined.