The CYCA is delighted to see this big S&S design from Japan back in Australia for her second Sydney Hobart. Her first was in 1975 and owner Tatsumitsu Yamasaki also sailed  Sun Bird II in the 1972 Hobart. Sun Bird V Has represented Japan at the 1977 Admiral's Cup, 1978 SO RC and 1978 Clipper Cup and in several of the world's major long-distance races. She revels in heavy conditions, and that is what her crew from the Nippon Ocean Racing Club will be hoping for in the Hobart.