First Edition. pp. xiii, 172 illusts. #0120Southern Cross is a 12-metre class racing yacht, constructed in Western Australia by Perth entrepreneur Alan Bond and 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.Although unsuccessful in beating the Americans in the 1974 America’s Cup, Southern Cross did beat the competing nations to win the right to challenge for the cup.
SOUTHERN CROSS, The – Australia’s 1974 Challenge for the America’s Cup
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Additional Information
| Author | Hugh D Whall |
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| Year Published | 1974 |
| Book Condition | VG+ (Very Good plus) |
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