The Blue Star Line's Queensland Star in Sydney Harbour, with the America's Cup yacht Gretel and her sparring partner Vim undergoing trials in the foreground

Gretel was designed and built for the 1962 America's Cup, where, having won the second race for Australia, she lost overall (4-1). Sir Frank Packer, Gretel's owner, chartered the Vanderbilt yacht Vim as a sparring partner during the trials.