ðə klˈæs spɹˈɛd kwˈɪkli ɪn ɔːstɹˈeɪliə ænd wɛn ðə fˈɜːst ɔːstɹˈeɪliən nˈæʃənəl tʃˈæmpiənʃˌɪps wɜː ɹˈeɪsd ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti θɹˈiː sˈɪksti fˈoːɹ æt nˈuːheɪvən jˈɑːt skwˈɑːdɹən ɪn vɪktˈoːɹiə, ðɛɹwˌɜː ɹˌɛpɹᵻzˈɛntətˌɪvz fɹʌm wˈɛstɚn ɔːstɹˈeɪliə, vɪktˈoːɹiə ænd kwˈiːnslənd.
The class spread quickly in Australia and when the first Australian National Championships were raced in 1963–64 at Newhaven Yacht Squadron in Victoria, there were representatives from Western Australia, Victoria and Queensland.