Southern Cross (yacht)

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Southern Cross

Yacht club	Royal Perth Yacht Club
Nation	Australia
Class	12-metre
Sail no	KA-4
Designer(s)	Ben Lexcen
Racing career
America's Cup	1974 America's Cup

Southern Cross is a 12-metre class racing yacht, constructed in Terry Hills by Halvorsen Morson and Gowland of Mona Vale. Perth entrepreneur Alan Bond funded the project and was designed by Australian designer Ben Lexcen. Southern Cross is 68 feet long, weighs 32 tonnes and has a mast that is 97 feet high. It was the first Aluminium yacht to compete in the America's Cup.