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oneAustralia. oneAustralia was an International America's Cup Class racing yacht owned by a syndicate of the same name and headed by John Bertrand, [1] the former skipper of the America's Cup-winning Australia II. Prior to its entry in the 1995 America's Cup, the yacht attracted controversy due to Bertrand's interpretation of new rules for ...
Liberty (US-40) was an American racing yacht in the 12-metre class that unsuccessfully defended the 1983 America's Cup. After a competition with Defender and Courageous, Liberty was selected as the defender. [1] She lost to Australia II by 3–4 in the America's Cup. [2]
Australia II (KA 6) is an Australian 12-metre-class America's Cup challenge racing yacht that was launched in 1982 [1] and won the 1983 America's Cup for the Royal Perth Yacht Club. Skippered by John Bertrand, she was the first successful Cup challenger, ending a 132-year tenure (with 26 successful defences) by the New York Yacht Club.
The 1983 America's Cup was a 12-metre class yacht racing series which pitted the defending New York Yacht Club 's Liberty against the Royal Perth Yacht Club 's challenger, Australia II. The September 1983 series of match races was won by Australia II, with four race wins to three, in the first successful challenge of the New York Yacht Club 's ...
List of IACC yachts. Double-keeled NZL 20. Sail numbers for the 'new generation' International America's Cup Class (IACC) yachts are issued on a sequential numerical basis. The number is then prefixed by the abbreviation for the country. If a yacht is subsequently sold to a team in a different country then the number remains unchanged but the ...
The 1987 America's Cup was the twenty-sixth challenge for the America's Cup. The American challenger Stars & Stripes 87, sailed by Dennis Conner, beat the Australian defender Kookaburra III, sailed by Iain Murray, in a four-race sweep in the best of seven series. [1] Conner thus became the first person both to lose the America's Cup and then to ...
Australia (KA–5) is an Australian 12-metre-class America's Cup racing yacht that twice challenged unsuccessfully for the America's Cup in 1977 and 1980. Designed by Ben Lexcen in association with the Dutch designer Johan Valentijn for Alan Bond, Australia failed to win a single race against the 1977 defender, Courageous (US-26), but won one race against the 1980 defender, Freedom (US-30).
Under the 12 metre class rule, the allowed sail area is an inverse function of the boat length and weight. Her stability advantage allowed Australia II to carry more sail although the boat was lighter. Along with Australia II ' s efficient sail design, this winged keel was one of the factors contributing to Australia II ' s success. Total ...
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