Yacht / Country : YOUNG AUSTRALIA
Sail No AUS 31
Syndicate : Yopung Australia
CEO : Syd Fisher
Yacht Club: Cruising Yacht Club of
Australia
Designer : Fluid Thinking Pty.
Boat Builder : McConaghy Boats
Skipper: James Spithill
This was the fifth and last participation of the then
73 year old Syd Fischer on an AC, but not the end of
his sailor's career.
With a legendary victory Biography (Admiral's Cup,
Fastnet, One Ton Cup, Sydney - Hobart Race), he
finished end of December 2012 as skipper with 85
years on the 2nd ranking the Sydney - Hobart Race (
a 670 miles competition over a heavy, stormy open
sea ).
For the Young Australia team he gathered a crew of
11 sailors from 18 to 22 years and 4 experienced
mentors.
The adolescents were recruited from programs of the
leading Australian yacht clubs.
James Spithill was at 19 now the youngest helmsman
who ever participated in an AC
Today he is preparing as a skipper ORACLE's AC72 for
the the AC 2013.
Fischer started with his old AUS-29/1995, but
acquired later from OneAustrlia the faster yacht AUS-
31.
AUS-31 YOUNG AUSTRALIA challenger of the Louis Vuitton Cup 2000
This was the fifth and last participation of the then 73 year old Syd Fischer
on an AC, but not the end of his sailor's career.
AMERICA’S CUP HISTORY 1983 - 2013
