Yacht / Country : oneAustraliaSail No AUS 31 and AUS 35Syndicate : oneAustrlai Challenge CEO : John BertrandYacht Club: Southern Cross Yacht ClubDesigner : Reichel/Pugh Yacht Design Iain Murray & AssociatesDavid BurnsBoat Builder : John McConaghySkipper: John Bertrand
AUS-31 oneAustralia reached the final of the LVC 95
AMERICA’S CUP HISTORY 1983 - 2013
With oneAustralia AUS-31 the Australians designed a long, narrow and fast yacht,
With oneAustralia AUS-31 -which had won the IACC World Championship 94- the Australians had a long, narrow and fast yacht, which represented the 2nd generation of the IACC class. The newer AUS -35 was even faster.But during the 4th Round Robin AUS 35 broke suddenly through in the middle and sank upright in about 2 minutes. No one was injured. Critically, however, became the situation for the 2 men under the foredeck, normally packing or preparing the spinnakers or foresails. The AUS 31 had to be made competitive therefore in no time.. It was again radically changed between the Semifinals and the Final. It was also cast a new lead bomb of ca 20 tons that had to be immediately delivered. The cast was still so hot that a fire broke out on the transport vehicle between San Francisco and San Diego.AUS 31 lost the Final of the LVC against NZL 32.