SOUTHERN CROSS
| Year | 1974 January |
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| Current Sail Number | KA 4 |
| International Rule | Third Rule AC |
| Current Status | sailing |
| Current Location | Northern Queensland |
| Current Country | AU |
| Designer | Miller & Whitworth |
| Builder | Halvorsen, Morson & Gowland |
| Length Overall | 20.45 m. |
| Waterline | 14.20 m. |
| Beam | 3.71 m. |
| Draught | 2.74 m. |
| Displacement | 27.55 t. |
| Sail Area | 168 sq.m. |
| Construction | |
| Original Owner | Dalhold Investments Pty. Ltd. |
| Original Name | SOUTHERN CROSS |
| Original Country | AU |
| Original Homeport | Yanchep |
| Original Sail Number | KA 4 |
| Owner Details & History | Built according to the International Third Rule America's Cup 1974 - 1975 Dalhold Investments Pty. Ltd. - name: Southern Cross - home port: Yanchep (Australia). This is the first Twelve designed by Bob Miller (Ben Lexcen), already known for some successful offshore racing yachts. Southern Cross has a greater waterline than usual and is the first Twelve with a bow bustle that is a marked full forebody allowing to absorb forward the rule displacement with the advantage to reduce resistance aft; the keel design is in line with the ones of Miller's most known offshore designs as Apollo or Ginko and suffers of the same problems with poor stability windward. Southern Cross, skippered by Jim Hardy, was the challenger for the 22nd America's Cup Match after having defeated by a score of 4-0 Baron Bich France I. She lost to Courageous, skippered by Ted Hood by a score of 4-0. In the following years, Hood discovered that Courageous raced underweight by 1700 lbs. 1975 - 1977 The Southern Cross America's Cup Challenge Association, Ltd - home port: Yanchep and Fremantle, WA 1977, trial horse for Australia. 1978 - 1980 Bond Corporation Pty. Ltd - home port: Perth and Yanchep (Australia). Since 1993 Charter vessel in North Queensland. America's Cup: 1974 22nd America's Cup Challenge: Southern Cross (skipper Jim Hardy) - Courageous (skipper Bob Bavier and Ted Hood): 0-4
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