Black Sheep, formerly Honeysuckle, was acquired by Martin and Derek Sheppard in April this year and given a new tongue-in-cheek name. The brothers, in their first role as ocean racing owners, have a goal to do well in ocean racing and so entered their first Blue Water Point Score with the CYCA as preparation for the upcoming Rolex Sydney Hobart. They started off with the Sydney Gold Coast Yacht Race and finished 16^th overall and eighth in IRC Division 3. Went on to an excellent third overall in the Flinders Islet Race in September, fifth in October’s Bird Island Race and eleventh in November's Cabbage Tree Island Race, showing promise of things to come. The brothers have had experience racing on other peoples’ yachts, and their crew is an assembly of three previous boat crews, including family and friends, who bring a mixture of experience to the table.