Dame Pattie has the nucleus of a winning crew in Jock Sturrock (skipper and selector), Norman Booth (tactics), Bill Barnett (sail trimming and crew control), Norman Wright (Navigator) ad crewmen Richard Dicson (ex-Gretel) and Bob Thornton of Melbourne.

The article goes on to explain who else is being considered which reads like a who's who at the time - includes Bill Fesq, Magnus Halvorsen, Graham Newland, Bruce Stannard, Mick Your, Jim Hardy, Mike Fletcher, Norm Hyett, and more.