Kookaburra III

Kookaburra III
Yacht club Royal Perth Yacht Club
Nation Australia
Class12-metre
Sail noKA–15
Designer(s)Iain Murray and John Swarbrick
BuilderParry Boat Builders
Owner(s)Kevin Parry Taskforce 87
Racing career
SkippersIain Murray
America's Cup1987

Kookaburra III (KA 15) was the Australian 12 Metre yacht sailed by Iain Murray in the 1987 America's Cup held off of Fremantle, Western Australia. Murray won the Defender Selection and Kookaburra III represented Australia in the America's Cup, where she lost to American challenger Dennis Conner sailing Stars & Stripes 87.