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1986
Kookaburra III is launched in August. From October 18 to 28, the defence candidate A series races are held. Kookaburra II and Kookaburra III compete for the Taskforce'87 syndicate against Australia III, Australia IV, Steak'n'Kidney and South Australia. Series B is contested from November 9 to 19 and series C from December 2 to 14.
1987
The semi-finals are held from December 27 to January 9. Kookaburra II, Australia IV, Steak'n'Kidney. and Steak'n'Kidney are eliminated.
Kookaburra III and Australia IV race in the final of the defender selection series from between January 14 and 20, 1987.
Kookaburra III wins five times, defeating Australia IV, and is selected as the official defender of the 1987 America's Cup.
The America's Cup
January 31 to February 4, 1987, off Fremantle, Western Australia
Kookaburra III races against the challenger Stars & Stripes in the best four out of seven race series
Course
The course is a 24.1 nautical mile triangular course with windward-leeward loops.
Results
- January 31, first race. Course direction: 225° on leg one. Wind speed: 8 to 18 knots.
Wave height: 0.1 to 0.5 m. Stars & Stripes beats Kookaburra III by one minute and 41 seconds.
- February 1, second race. Course direction: 195° on leg one. Wind speed: 22 to 23 knots.
Wave height: 1.0 to 1.2 m. Stars & Stripes beats Kookaburra III by one minute and 10 seconds.
- February 2, third race. Course direction: 210° on leg one. Wind speed: 12 to 18 knots.
Wave height: 0.1 to 0.3 m. Stars & Stripes beats Kookaburra III by one minute and 46 seconds.
- February 4, fourth race. Course direction: 220° on leg one. Changed to 210° on leg three. Wind speed: 16 to 20 knots. Wave height: 0.3 to 1.6 m. Stars & Stripes beats Kookaburra III by one minute and 59 seconds.
Stars & Stripes beats Kookaburra III by four wins to nil
Kookaburra III is defeated and loses the 1987 America's Cup defence. The gap with Stars & Stripes is close at the finish of each race, from one minute and 10 seconds minimum to one minute and 59 seconds maximum.
1993 - 1994
Kookaburra Challenge Pty., Ltd., owns Kookaburra III. Its homeport is Newport, New South Wales, Australia.
2000-2001
Patrizio Bertelli buys Kookaburra II and Kookaburra III. They are shipped to Italy.
2005
Kookaburra III is still owned by Patrizio Bertelli.
Kookaburra III
1987
Sail number: KA 15
International 12-metre rule sloop
Australia
Yacht club: Royal Perth Yacht Club, Pelican Point, Crawley, Western Australia
Unsuccessful defender of the 1987 America's Cup
Owner: Taskforce'87 America's Cup Defence Ltd., founded in 1984. Chairman: Kevin Parry.
Designers: John Swarbrick and Iain Murray
Engineer: Tony Pearce
Consultant: Alan Payne. He was called in to co-operate on the winglet keel shapes
Tank test facilities: Netherland Ship Model Basin, at Wagenigen, Netherlands and Australian Maritime College Tank Testing, at Launceston, Tasmania
Wind tunnel facilities: Defence Department's Aeronautical Laboratory, Melbourne, Australia
Computer research: Chris Todter, Martin Ooms, Peter Rye (meteorologist), Derek Clark
Builder: Parry Boat Builders on Swan River, Fremantle, Western Australia.
Sailmakers: Taskforce sail-making team and North Australia
Sail design: Robert Hook
Sail Manager: Howie Marion
Mast: Sparcraft
Winches: Lewmar
Hydraulics: Navtec
Instruments: Ockam
Electronics: DEC, Microvax II
Year of building: 1986
Launched: August 9, 1986
Homeport: Perth, Australia
Skipper: Iain Murray
Starting helmsman and trimmer: Peter Gilmour
Afterguard: Derek Clark as tactician and Ian Burns as navigator
Crew: 11
Data
Construction: Aluminum Alloy.
Dimensions
Length overall (LOA): 20.52m
Length waterline (LWL): 13.86m
Beam: 3.80m
Draft: 2.64m
Sail area: 162.90 m2
Displacement: 28.200 tonnes
Mast: 25m
J.T./nc
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Year of building
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1986 |
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Launched
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9/8/1986 |
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Edition 26(1987)
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Crew
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11 |
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Hull
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Aluminium |
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Mast
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Aluminium |
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L.O.A
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20.52 |
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L.W.L
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13.86 |
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Mast
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25 |
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Beam
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3.80 |
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Boom
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Sail Area
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Displacament
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28.2 |
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Draft
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2.64 |
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Rating
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12 Meter |
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Ballast
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