From Australian Sailing: October 2006 https://www.boatgen.com.au/Hamilton%20Island%20Race%20Week%202000s

Quantum Racing's Ray Roberts was only able to race the first three days of the series due to business commitments and left the boat in the capable hands of his tactician Steve McConaghy, with Jamie Wilmot taking over the helm. The production 46-footer built by DK Yachts in Malaysia raced with a crew of up to 16, including Ron McMullen on mainsheet, Gerard Smith on the bow and Julie Hodder navigating.

McConaghy said, "We prefer not reaching; in anything other than the windward/leewards the Cookson 50s go away from us." In the decisive final race, which began with one large triangle followed by a long beat, square run and final beat in 10-20kts, he said, "We were nervous after the second reach, because we thought Living Doll had one minute 40 on us on time, but then we had a really good beat and got to the top in front of them on time by a minute. They went left, we went right, and there were a couple of big shifts from 108 degrees as far as 125 degrees, the biggest shift of the day. Then on the run there was good pressure for us."

Winning the race and the series was the latest in a succession of IRC victories for McConaghy in partnership with Ray Roberts, including the Scotchman's Hill Series at this year's Skandia Geelong Week. Since last summer they have also been racing the Farr 40 Quantum Racing to further hone their tactical racing skills in one design competition.

The CYCA's Ray Roberts got away to a slow start with a 6th and 7^th but then kicked into gear and there was no stopping Quantum Racing from that point on. Roberts took the division by two points from Hardys Secret Men' Business and XLR8.