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Lot 53

A half model of the Twelve Metre yacht Australia II 1983
31.5x11ins.(80x28cm)

15 April 2014, 14:00 BST
London, Knightsbridge

Sold for £1,000 inc. premium

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A half model of the Twelve Metre yacht Australia II 1983

Made by Peter Ward. Solid hull, painted white with green/yellow caveta and blue keel detail. Stub spars, set on a decorated and polished mahogany backboard. 31.5x11ins.(80x28cm)

Footnotes

The America's Cup had been unsuccessfully challenged for by various nations since 1857, when the trophy won by the schooner America was deeded to the New York Yacht Club. Raced in various classes of yacht, after WW2 the challenge was conducted in yachts of the 12 metre class. In 1983, a radical Twelve metre, designed by Australian Ben Lexcen and challenging for the Royal Perth Yacht Club, finally managed to wrest the trophy from American hands.

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