Sydney plastic surgeon Howard De Torres was named Bluewater Champion of 2003-2004 after a strong performance in the 2003 Rolex Sydney Hobart (3rd overall) amongst other fine results that season which delivered him the top placing in the pointscore. In last year’s Rolex Sydney Hobart, Nips- n-Tux placed seventh in IRC Division 3.

Nips-n-Tux has been competing in the CYCA's 2009/10 Blue Water Pointscore and is currently placed 11th. She has also achieved good results in the Coffs Harbour race and the Audi Winter Series.

Name Nips-N-Tux Race name Nips-N-Tux Launch year 2000 Sail number 5995 Owner Howard De Torres Skipper Howard De Torres Crew K Whitely , M De Torres , J Allan , F Walker , J Marten-Coney , D McPhee Club CYCA State NSW Type IMX 40 Designer Neils Jeppersen Builder X Yachts Construction GRP IRC TCC 1.098 LOA 12.1 Beam 3.77 Draft 2.5 Rig Fractional Sloop

. Victoire slips into top three - three remain at sea in Audi Sydney Offshore Newcastle Yacht Race