Exador is a member of New Zealand's Southern Cross Cup team. A Farr 40-footer, she was built by Cookson of Auckland, who has built yachts such as Shockwave and Wee Willie Winkie. Among the crew is the well-known Kiwi sailor Ray Haslar, who previously owned the Farr 1 tonner Jenny H, which competed in the Southern Cross Cup in 1977 and was the only member of the NZ team to complete that race which took its toll of lightweights. There are a number of Farr 40s in the Race, which indicates that there will be some interesting racing between them.