Andrew Wenham purchased Southern Excellence in 2010 and has given this extreme ocean racer an extensive refurbishment. Southern Excellence has undertaken a solid program of offshore races this season that has included the Audi Sydney Gold Coast Yacht Race, the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race, and the CYCA’s Blue Water Pointscore Series races in order to prepare the boat and crew for the challenges of ocean racing. In last year’s Rolex Sydney Hobart, Southern Excellence scored the PHS Division 1 win and second overall (PHS).

Originally known as Djuice 2, the boat took line and PHS honours and set a new course record during the 2006 Gosford to Lord Howe Race, and returned in 2007 to claim line honours again. The boat scored a line honours win in the 2007 Melbourne to Vanuatu race for which it also holds the record, set by a previous owner.