Until recently the latest of a long line of Ragamuffins, Vicious represented Australia under her previous owner, Syd Fisher, in the last Admiral's Cup and Southern Cross Cup series. Her new crew will be headed by Col Newman of Melbourne who was sailing master of Apollo II for some time. The crew will probably not have sufficient time to really get to know her, but a creditable result against her sister ship, Taurus II, will please the new owner and crew.