This is the former 1975 Admiral's Cup representative Mercedes IV designed by her original owner, Ted Kaufman. beautifully built by Cec Quilkey from end grained balsa, her best performance was 4th in 1974. That year she also won the prestigious Montague Island Race. The last four years were spent racing out of Melbourne with moderate success, but she is now in the hands of CYCA Rear Commodore Peter Rysdyk who, by the way is due for a better run of luck than he had with his previous Onya of Gosford.