Her Tauranga owners, the Simmonds brothers, had already converted her original gaff cutter rig to the more efficient high (for the time) aspect ratio marconi or bermudan sloop rig (see Sidebar) with a shortened bowsprit.
The Simmonds brothers did the rig conversion in Tauranga in November 1927 to take part in the 1927 Auckland-Tauranga race in the December. They were undoubtedly influenced by the performance of the new Colin Wild-designed-and-built bermudan Auckland keel yacht Nga Toa in the 1926 race when she took line honours in a full easterly gale.
Guy and Noel Tattersfield sailed as crew in the 1928 Auckland-Tauranga race in and respectively. They then took over and sailed her back to Auckland. Their crew was Guy, Noel, Leo, their 18-year-old brother, P. Simmonds and J. Meers. All of the six Tattersfield brothers enjoyed their racing and cruising in , racing mainly with the Squadron and Akarana Yacht Club – “a welcome addition to Class C” said the. For just under seven years, until they succumbed to the glamour of Lt Home Kidston’s in late 1935, they worked up to being competitive in harbour races and a handicap menace in the Tauranga Race.
