Capricornia was bought by her current owner, Pieter Lunstedt, in Darwin 9 years ago. She was brought to Adelaide and after Pieter became enthused by the LBT in the 2005 Tawe Nunnugah, he trailered her to Hobart and convinced the LBT committtee that she would be a worthwhile project. Six months later she left the workshop and instantly proved her sailing pedigree. She was completed 2 days before the RAID commenced, had a very satisfactory capsize test, and though equipped with 8 oars, sailed whenever there was a breeze. She is beamier than the Swiftsure and has buoyancy tanks built in fore and aft. Previously she was an open boat. While in Darwin she suffered from the ravages of the climate and was severely cracked and had many damaged ribs. These were removed, and cedar planks were inserted between her carvel backing battens, effectively giving her a double thickness hull. Then she was glassed and epoxied inside and out, giving her a modern composite sandwich construction over a traditional hull shape. This has given her superior strength with the added advantage of  being easier to maintain and clean.