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The racing yacht Australia II, captained by John Bertrand, won the America's Cup and ended the New York Yacht Club's 132-year defence of the trophy.
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Sport involving sailing yachts and larger sailboats
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Australia II
Australian racing yacht
Australia II is an Australian 12-metre-class America's Cup challenge racing yacht that was launched in 1982 and won the 1983 America's Cup for the Royal Perth Yacht Club. Skippered by John Bertrand, she was the first successful Cup challenger, ending a 132-year tenure by the New…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
John Bertrand (sailor, born 1946)
Australian sailor
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1983 America's Cup
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New York Yacht Club
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