WA Maritime Museum
Winged-keel yacht that ended a hundred and thirty-two-year American hold on the America's Cup.
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About this audio guide
This guide to the WA Maritime Museum in Fremantle follows Perth businessman Alan Bond through three failed America's Cup campaigns and the fourth he staked everything on in nineteen eighty-two, handing designer Ben Lexcen a blank check. It traces the secrecy around the boat Lexcen built, Australia II, and the showdown in Newport, Rhode Island, against the American defender Liberty. You'll hear about the New York Yacht Club's challenge to the boat's legality. Stand at the hull to see the keel that started it all.
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