Summaries

Australian sport documentary about the first ever winning of the America's Cup by a non-US country. Shows the background story of the preparation, design, construction, testing, and trials of Australia's winning yacht, the Australia II. Documents the preliminary races, elimination of British yacht Victory '83 and the final main race itself where Australia is victorious over the Americans on 26 September 1983.—Jamie Skinner

Details

Keywords
  • race
  • yacht
  • victory
  • testing
  • victoria australia
Genres
  • Adventure
  • Family
  • Biography
  • Sport
  • Documentary
Release date Jan 25, 1984
Countries of origin Australia
Language English
Filming locations Newport, Rhode Island, USA
Production companies Suatu Film Management Sportsmaster Productions

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Tech specs

Runtime 1h 22m
Color Color
Sound mix Dolby
Aspect ratio

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