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New Sweden, previously South Australia, is an Australian 12 metre class yacht. It was by designed by Ben Lexcen and built by Steve E. Ward.[1]
Other names | South Australia |
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Class | 12-metre |
Sail no | KA–8, S–5 |
Designer(s) | Ben Lexcen |
Builder | Steve E. Ward |
Launched | 1987 |
Racing career | |
Skippers | Phil Thompson (1987) Olle Johansson (1988) |
Specifications | |
Length | 19.5 m (64 ft) (LOA) 13.95 m (45.8 ft) (LWL) |
Beam | 3.72 m (12.2 ft) |
Draft | 2.72 m (8 ft 11 in) |
Sail area | 174 m2 (1,870 sq ft) |
South Australia competed in the 1987 Defender Selection Series, helmed by Phil Thompson.
New Sweden competed in the 1988 12-metre World Championships against Bengal III, Crusader, Kookaburra III, Nordstjernan, and Steak'n Kidney.[2]
It appeared in the 1988 Swedish film S.O.S. – En segelsällskapsresa.
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