Australia II

Australia II
Yacht club Royal Perth Yacht Club
Nation Australia
Class12-metre
Sail noKA–6
Designer(s)Ben Lexcen
BuilderSteve Ward
Launched1982
Owner(s)Alan Bond
Australian Government c.1985
Racing career
SkippersJohn Bertrand
Notable victories1983 Louis Vuitton Cup
1983 America's Cup
America's Cup1983
Specifications
Displacement21.8 tons
Length19.21 metres (63.0 ft) (LOA)
13.10 metres (43.0 ft) (LWL)
Beam3.64 metres (11.9 ft)
Draft2.72 metres (8 ft 11 in)
Sail area175 square metres (1,880 sq ft)

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.

  1. ^ J.T. "1983 – Australia II – KA 6". 33rd America's Cup. Archived from the original on 7 July 2011. Retrieved 3 May 2011.