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Australia II has become one of the nation's most recognisable vessels, thanks to that extraordinary America's Cup win in 1983. Almost everyone knows about its winged keel that seemed to make it unbeatable. The keel completely spooked the Americans who tried many moves off the water to avoid having to race against Australia II.
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Australia 2.0: The America's Cup winged keel and the transformation of a nation | The Monthly Current Issue He always said that no matter what else he achieved, this is what he would be remembered for. And so it proved during the commemorative celebrations that followed Bob Hawke's death in May.
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One leads to the conviction that the designer of record, Lexcen, was also the designer in fact, meaning that he conceptualized Australia II's three distinctive features: a small hull, a small 'upside-down' keel, and the winglets on that keel.
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Australia II's secret winged keel began to unnerve the Americans after its resounding victories in the qualifying races. (Larry Moran, Chicago) Then unexpectedly, the Australian boat won the third.
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One leads to the conviction that the designer of record, Lexcen, was also the designer in fact, meaning that he conceptualized Australia II's three distinctive features: a small hull, a small 'upside-down' keel, and the winglets on that keel.
Winged Keel of Americas Cup Yacht Australia II Front quart… Flickr
#studio64podcasts | #socialtechpioneersThis Episode: Ben Lexcen | Yachtsman | Marine Pioneer | Winged Keel | Australia II | America's Cup Victory | 1983Socia.
America's Cup winning yacht, Australia II, drydocked on the space where the Riverside Theatre
Exhibitions Show us the Keel Australia II has become one of the nation's most recognisable vessels, thanks to that extraordinary America's Cup win in 1983. Almost everyone knows about its upside-down winged keel designed by Australian Ben Lexcen that was unbeatable that year.
Australia II, Winged Keel, Fremantle, WA How to baffle and… Flickr
On 26 September 1983, the yacht Australia II made history when the oldest sporting trophy in the world, the America's Cup, was wrested from the Americans after 132 years. The Australia II was owned and built by a syndicate Western Australians headed by former businessman Alan Bond.
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Ben was in fact the designer of Australia II, the revolutionary 12-metre yacht that defeated the USA's Liberty to win the America's Cup in 1983, even though it appeared that the skipper of.
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Australia II's 1983 America's Cup win was largely credited to her revolutionary winged keel design. By Gary Reich March 27, 2014 All sorts of interesting things happened back in 1983. McDonald's introduced the Chicken McNugget, Microsoft Word was released, and Swatch watches were all the rage.
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Ben Lexcen Benjamin Lexcen AM (born Robert Clyde Miller, 19 March 1936 - 1 May 1988) was an Australian yachtsman and marine architect. He is famous for the winged keel design applied to Australia II which, in 1983, became the first non-American yacht to win the prestigious America's Cup in 132 years. Early life
The winged keel of "Australia II", the yacht that took the 'America's Cup' from the USA in 1982
The revolutionary keel on Australia II (right) is shrouded from inspection in 1983. Photograph: Getty Images Sailing This article is more than 14 years old Australian 'did not invent winged.
Working on the hull and winged keel of Australia II in Steve Ward's boatshed, Cottesloe, 31
Australia II is now among the collections of the Western Australian Maritime Museum at Fremantle. AUSTRALIA II 1983 Sail number: KA 6 Australia. Royal Perth Yacht Club Challenger, winner of the 25th America's Cup 1983 (won the 7th and final race, sailed on September 26, 1983)
Working on the hull and winged keel of Australia II in Steve Ward's boatshed, Cottesloe, 31
Lexcen often remarked that Australia II was a whole boat, not just a keel. But a boat on paper won't win the contest. It had to be built and built in Australia by the Cup rules: enter Steve Ward, the master boat builder of the time, who built all four ' Australias ' for Alan Bond (before and after the '83 win).
Australia II replica sets sail on harbour Newcastle Herald Newcastle, NSW
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 . Design
Australia 2.0 The America’s Cup winged keel and the transformation of a nation The Monthly
Australia II - Works - arhv.sea.museum The 19.5 m long, aluminium International 12 Metre Class yacht AUSTRALIA II was built by Steve Ward in Cottlesloe, WA and launched in 1982 at Fremantle. It was design.