Owner/skipper Peter Joubert designed this heavy displacement cruiser/racer back in the early 70s and bought the yacht for his own boat several years ago. Kingurra's best results in the Hobart have been 19th in 1972 and 20th in 1988, but as the designer says, "she needs a long beat to windward in fresh conditions to show up on the prize list". This year, incidentally will be part-time yacht designer Joubert's 19th Sydney Hobart.