, ▁David ▁D icks ▁and ▁J esse ▁Martin ▁in ▁their ▁circ umn avig ations . ▁It ▁was ▁obtained ▁and ▁ref itted ▁with ▁new ▁equipment ▁under ▁the ▁super vision ▁of ▁Don ▁Mc Int y re ▁and ▁Bruce ▁Ar ms , ▁both ▁sk illed ▁and ▁experienced ▁sail ors . ▁The ▁ref itting ▁included ▁a ▁new ▁gal ley , ▁re condition ed ▁dies el ▁and ▁water ▁t anks , ▁and ▁a ▁complete ▁re build ▁of ▁the ▁elect rical ▁system . ▁Watson ▁was ▁also ▁deeply ▁involved ▁in ▁the ▁prepar ation ▁of ▁the ▁boat , ▁which ▁she ▁named ▁El la ' s ▁P ink ▁Lady . ▁Most ▁of ▁the ▁time ▁the ▁boat ▁is ▁ste ered ▁by ▁a ▁self - ste ering ▁wind v ane ▁system . ▁She ▁has ▁named ▁the ▁system ▁Parker ▁after ▁the ▁ch auff eur ▁of ▁the ▁p ink ▁Roll s - Ro y ce ▁in ▁the ▁Th under bird s ▁television ▁series . ▁ ▁Test ▁run ▁and ▁collision ▁During ▁a ▁test ▁run ▁sail ing ▁from ▁Br is b ane ▁to ▁Sydney , ▁on ▁her ▁first ▁night ▁after ▁leaving ▁Br is b ane , ▁El la ' s ▁P ink ▁Lady ▁coll ided ▁with ▁the ▁Silver ▁Yang , ▁a ▁ 6 3 , 0 0 0 - ton ne ▁bulk ▁car rier ▁at ▁about ▁ 0 2 . 0 0   am ▁on ▁ 9 ▁September ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁near ▁Point ▁Look out . ▁Watson ' s ▁boat ▁was ▁dis m asted ▁in ▁the ▁collision . ▁She ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁retain ▁control ▁and ▁return