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Australia II's 1983 America's Cup Win

Distant Discoveries

Learn the incredible story of one of Australia's greatest sporting triumphs which sent the country in pandemonium! At 5.21pm on 26 September 1983, off the coast of Rhode Island, the yacht Australia II crossed the finish line to win the America’s Cup.

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Hero Objects

A 1980s computer mounted next to a glass display case, beneath the Australia II.

Australia II Computer

Crunching the Numbers

A white men's jacket with "Australia" and Australian iconography repeated over its entire surface.

Bob Hawke Jacket

America's Cup

An old blue milk carton labelled 'Masters Milk.' The expiry date is November 1983.

Milk Carton

America'a Cup

The Australia II on display in the gallery, the America's Cup replica in the foreground.

Australia II and America's Cup

Making History

The blue and white keel underneath the Australia II.

Australia II Winged Keel

Secret Keel Business

A friendly Museum staff member next to the famous Bob Hawke jacket.

Australia II's win.
Credit: WA Museum

The Western Australian Museum acknowledges and respects the Traditional Owners of their ancestral lands, waters and skies.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples are advised that this digital guide may include images, sounds, and names of now deceased persons.