Menace was designed by Dennis Phillips and built by John Simpson, Niven James and friends. Menace was launched on 20 June 2009 and she is owned by Niven & Angi James and raced out of Lake Macquarie Yacht Club. This will be Menace’s maiden race. She is a sister to Sharkface and will be skippered by John Simpson. The crew are Lake Macquarie sailors and are looking forward to competing in the Audi Sydney Gold Coast 2009.