1983 Louis Vuitton Cup Australia ii(Aus)[edit] michael kors uk website
Owned by alan bond and helmed by john bertrand, australia ii featured
an innovative winged keel design developed by ben lexcen which helped to
make it point higher, sail faster ichaeloronline
and be quicker in coming about.The boat was innovative in a number of
ways, but the winged keel was the most striking design advance and the
distinguishing feature of the boat.[1] The New York Yacht Club
challenged the legality of the keel design, but it was ruled to be
legal.The team used three skippers over the cup;Phil crebbin, lawrie
smith and rodney pattisson.Two boats were constructed;Victory of
burnham(K 21), Victory '83(K 22), although K 22 was ultimately used in
the Cup. Challenge 12(Aus)[edit] Owned by a number of australian
businessmen from victoria headed by dick pratt.Challenge 12 was also
designed by lexcen and sold to the victorian challenge after the bond
syndicate selected australia ii.[2] She was a fast, traditional 12
Meter, and lacked the winged keel of her sister boat Australia II.John
bertrand favored her initially, but was talked into sailing the new
design by alan bond.She may have been superior to australia ii in heavy
winds, and was a real threat to the men from the west of
australia.Ambrosini was involved with the construction of the yacht
azzurra(I 4), and they proved to be a competitive new
challenge.Skippered by cino ricci and with mauro pelaschier on the helm,
the original azzurra team won 24 of 49 races and developed a large and
loyal following in italy.[3] France 3(Fra)[edit] France 3, skippered by
bruno troubl, returned for its second challenge for the america's
cup.The syndicate was financed by yves roussert rouard who had purchased
the boat from marcel bich who had financed the first four french
challenges.The syndicate was hampered by money problems and an
inexperienced crew.[4]Canada returned michael kors bags uk
to the Cup as a challenger for the first time in over a hundred years.A
very radical but ultimately slow design by alan payne, the designer of
gretel i and ii.Skippered by 18 foot skiff champion, iain murray.
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