Phil Molony and his Papillon crew had a tremendous 2013-2014 season; their second overall in the Sydney Gold Coast race, third overall in the Bird Island Race in October and fourth in IRC division 3 of the Rolex Sydney Hobart culminated in placing third overall in the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia’s Blue Water Pointscore Series.

Disaster struck on returning home after the Hobart race earlier this year, when the yacht sustained rudder damage, meaning Papillon spent the early part of the year having her rudder repaired. She competed in the Land Rover Winter Series to warm up for her first major offshore event since the incident.