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during the semi-finals after South Australia was knocked out in series 3 . A new, very powerful keel now made Steak'n Kidney a very fast and she began winning races. The extra power was overloading existing rigging and sails, races were lost due to breakdowns, not speed. Needed points to qualify as defender were also lost. Her last Defender series race, against the eventual Defender Kookaburra III, she won by 1 minute 36 seconds. She went onto the 12 meter world championships in Sardina, Italy, later that year and won a head to head match race against Dennis Connor with Stars and Stripes, the winner of the 1987 Americas Cup.
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was the initial skipper, Fred Neil took over as skipper in the early rounds of the eliminations. Following the elimination of South Australia, after series B, Philip Thompson was appointed the new skipper. Steven Kemp was the tactician and Robin Doussen the navigator, Joe English was later recruited
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The defender series races were sailed on the America's Cup course with the top four boats of Series A, B and C going to the Series D semi-finals. The top two boats entered the finals and the winner entered the America's Cup series as the defender. The buoy is a permanent navigation marker used for
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group which had won the 1983 Cup and which had a wealth of experience, having been to Newport as challengers in 1974, 1977, 1980 and 1983. The team won the 1986 World 12-metre championships in convincing style with Australia III. Close Bond associate Warren Jones was the syndicate director and
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The South Australian government provided a $ 1M subsidy to a syndicate of businessmen led by Adelaide advertising executive Roger Lloyd who contracted Lexcen to design a boat called
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Philip Thompson was appointed helmsman and, following poor early showings, became the replacement skipper with John Savage in the afterguard. Irish offshore yachtsman
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s launch was a stage managed event with a lavish ceremony at Royal Perth Yacht Club which included Bond's wife Eileen naming the boat. It was built at
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The design was selected by Cole after testing 22 hull shapes and 11 winged keel variations at the Netherlands Ship Model Basin during 1985. The
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Some commentary has stated that John Bertrand had fallen out of favour with the Bond syndicate because of the publication of his book
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joined as main sheet trimmer. South Australia was too small for the strong wind conditions and was eliminated after series B.
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shipping in and out of Fremantle harbour and is located 8 nautical miles (15 km) west-north-west of the harbour in
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The paintings of the America's cup 1851–1987, text by Ranulf Rayner; paintings by Tim Thompson; foreword by Ted Turner
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veteran 12-metre helmsman John Longley managed the day-to-day business. Four helmsmen were used in rotation:
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were eliminated. The final of the defender selection series was held from 14 to 20 January January.
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The third syndicate was a well funded group known as Taskforce '87 and headed by Perth businessman
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was raced between four syndicates competing for the right to represent the
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The defender semi-finals were held from 27 December to 9 January between
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The highest profile syndicate was the professional and well funded
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National small boat champion Fred Neill initially skippered
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watched by thousands of spectators on the river foreshore.
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were held and the results considered before the design of
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Every boat raced each other twice in the first 3 series.
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The America's Cup 1851–1987 : Sailing For Supremacy
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Index

Kookaburra II
1987 America's Cup
31°57′9.0″S 115°38′48.12″E / 31.952500°S 115.6467000°E / -31.952500; 115.6467000
Kookaburra III
Royal Perth Yacht Club
America's Cup
Kookaburra III
1987 America's Cup
Stars & Stripes 87
Alan Bond
Colin Beashel
Hugh Treharne
Grant Simmer
Dean Phipps
Cottesloe
Ben Lexcen
Swan River
James Hardy
New South Welshman
Joe English (sailor)
Kevin Parry
Kookaburra
Peter Gilmour
Kookaburra III
Iain Murray
Syd Fischer
steak and kidney pie
rhyming slang
Sydney
Sydney Opera House

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