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Australia II1983
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Champions · America's Cup

Australia II

Australia II (KA 6) is an Australian 12-metre-class America's Cup challenge yacht, launched in 1982, which won the 1983 America's Cup for the Royal Perth Yacht Club. Skippered by John Bertrand, she was the first successful Cup challenger, ending the New York Yacht Club's 132-year tenure.

Builder’s plate

Class
12-metre
Length
19.21 m overall, 13.10 m at the waterline
Beam
3.64 m
Draft
2.72 m
Displacement
21.8 tons
Design
Ben Lexcen
Builder
Steve Ward
Launched
1982

What she won

  1. 1983America's Cup, NewportWon on 26 September for the Royal Perth Yacht Club, skipper John Bertrand

Figures from Wikipedia, “Australia II”, read 2026-10-02. Something wrong? Write to the editor and it will be checked and corrected.

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