As a member of the second-placed New Zealand team in the 1985 Southern Cross Cup, Mad Max won an unprecedented three out of the five races to be topscorer for the series. Refurbished for 1987, she won a place in the New Zealand team which went to Cowes and came home with the Admiral’s Cup, sailing under the sponsored name of Goldcorp. She will have much the same crew for Sydney, including Rick Dodson who skippered her at Cowes.