New Sweden (yacht)

New Sweden
Racing career
Other names	South Australia
Class	12-metre
Sail no	KA–8, S–5
Designer(s)	Ben Lexcen
Builder	Steve E. Ward
Launched	1987
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)

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]

Career

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 starred in the 1988 Swedish film S.O.S. – En segelsällskapsresa.

References

World Champions in 12 Metre
1979: Lionheart 1982: Victory '82 1984: Victory '83 1986: Australia III 1987: Kiwi Magic 1988: Kookaburra III – Gilmour 1991: New Zealand 1999: Kiwi Magic 2001: South Australia – Coutts 2005: Hissar 2007: no champion decided 2009: Kiwi Magic

12-metre class yachts of Australia
KA–1: Gretel KA–2: Dame Pattie KA–3: Gretel II KA–4: Southern Cross KA–5: Australia KA–6: Australia II KA–7: Advance Australia KA–8: South Australia KA–9: Australia III KA–10: Challenge 12 KA–11: Kookaburra I KA–12: Kookaburra II KA–14: Steak 'n' Kidney KA–15: Kookaburra III KA–16: Australia IV

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