New Sweden (yacht)

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New Sweden
South Australia KA-8 (yacht 12m JI, 1985), vue arriere gauche, a Hyeres en 2024.jpg
South Australia KA-8, en 2024.
Other namesSouth Australia
Class 12-metre
Sail noKA–8, S–5
Designer(s) Ben Lexcen
Builder Steve E. Ward
Launched1987
Racing career
Skippers Phil Thompson (1987)
Olle Johansson (1988)
Specifications
Length19.5 m (64 ft) (LOA)
13.95 m (45.8 ft) (LWL)
Beam3.72 m (12.2 ft)
Draft2.72 m (8 ft 11 in)
Sail area174 m2 (1,870 sq ft)

New Sweden, previously South Australia, is an Australian 12 metre class yacht. It was by designed by Ben Lexcen and built by Steve E. Ward. [1]

Career

South Australia competed in the 1987 Defender Selection Series, helmed by Phil Thompson.

New Sweden competed in the 1988 12-metre World Championships against Bengal III , Crusader , Kookaburra III , Nordstjernan , and Steak'n Kidney . [2]

It appeared in the 1988 Swedish film S.O.S. – En segelsällskapsresa .

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References

  1. "12mR Yacht Trivia".
  2. "Archives". Los Angeles Times .