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Stars & Stripes 87 was built in 1986. [1] She was the culmination of the team's 12 Meter design advances, the fifth boat in the Sail America Foundation stable, and the third of the new boat designs by Britton Chance Jr., Bruce Nelson and David Pedrick. [2]
J/30 Introduced: 1979 - number completed: 546 - Last Model Year: 1987 [19] J/36 Introduced: 1981 - number completed: 55 - Last Model Year: 1984 [ 20 ] J/29 One Design includes MastHead or Fractional Rig, Inboard diesel or Outboard gas engine: introduced 1982 - number completed: 298 - Last Model Year 1987 [ 21 ]
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Here are photos from the Miami Herald archives: Miami International Boat Show in 1985. Fletcher McLane, dressed as Batman, aboard the Bat Cat ahead of the Miami boat show in 1989.
The company received a government contract for 3000 boats in 1957. Inspectors expecting a payoff began rejecting boats the company made when they received no compensation. At the end of the year, Correct Craft had delivered 2,200 approved boats but had 600 rejects on hand. The chief inspector returned 40 of the previously accepted boats.
[citation needed] The defender can choose which boat to use, so Team DC selected Young America, considered the fastest defender, [10] instead of Stars & Stripes in the America's Cup final, losing to Team New Zealand. Dennis Conner did not run a two boat campaign due to cost, so there was no second Stars & Stripes.
Kookaburra III (KA 15) was the Australian 12 Metre yacht sailed by Iain Murray in the 1987 America's Cup held off of Fremantle, Western Australia.Murray won the Defender Selection and Kookaburra III represented Australia in the America's Cup, where she lost to American challenger Dennis Conner sailing Stars & Stripes 87.
Original model introduced in 1985. It displaces 11,950 lb (5,420 kg) and carries 5,000 lb (2,268 kg) of ballast. The boat has a PHRF racing average handicap of 138 with a high of 153 and low of 114. Boats built from 1985-86 have deck-stepped mast and a Universal diesel engine of 21 hp (16 kW). The boat has a draft of 5.58 ft (1.70 m) with the ...