OneAUSTRALIA AUS 31
Date1995
Object number00045709
NamePhotograph
MediumPhotograph, wood, glass
ClassificationsPhotographs
Credit LineANMM Collection Gift from Patrick Corrigan
Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program
DescriptionA framed colour photograph of the racing vessel OneAUSTRALIA AUS 3 under sail.
The image is autographed by skipper John Bertrand at the proper right and reads: "With Best Wishes John Bertrand AUS 31" with gold ink.HistoryOneAUSTRALIA was built in Australia 1994 and launched in San Diego the same year. It replaced AUS 35 on 7 March 1995 in the sixth and seventh races of the 1995 Louis Vuitton Cup (the series to choose the America's Cup Challenger). AUS 31 was defeated by Black Magic NZL 32 by five races to one.
OneAUSTRALIA was owned by OneAUSTRALIA America's Cup Team 1995 Pty Ltd and was classified as an IACC sloop. It was built by John McConaghy of John McConaghy Industries Pty Ltd, Mona Vale and the sails were made by North Sails. The yacht was designed by a team composed of Fluid Thinking, hull designer Andy Dovell, principal designers Reichel/Pugh Yacht Design Inc and Iain Murray and Associates. Appendages designer was Phil Kato.
OneAUSTRALIA racing team\included John Bertrand (skipper), Rod Davis (helmsman), Glenn Bourke (tactician), Andrew Cape (navigator) and a crew of 16.
Technical specifications OF OneAUSTRALIA
Hull material carbon fibre
Hull colour Light green
Length OA 24.15 m
Length WL 18.18 m
Beam 4.25 m
Draft 4.0 m
Sail Area (upwind) 325m sq
Displacement 25 tons
Rating IACC rule
In all OneAUSTRALIA AUS 31 sailed in 19 races (2 in the end of the Round Robin Final and six in the Final of the Louis Vuitton Cup. It lost nine times against BLACK MAGIC NZL32 and won twice against BLACK MAGIC.
In 1997 OneAUSTRALIA AUS 31 was bought by the Aloha racing Syndicate and in 1998 was owned by Paul Cayard's AMERICAOne Syndicate and used as a training yacht during 1998-9 as a trial horse for AMERICAOne USA-49. In 1999 it was bought by Sydney Fisher for the YOUNG AUSTRALIA syndicate again as a training vessel.
Pat Corrigan sponsored 18 foot skiffs from 1969-1999 as part of the Australian 18 Footers League. He initially sponsored Vic Robertson in a skiff named Corrigan's Express, then Ken Monkhouse in Express Livestock making Pat Corrigan the first to sponsor two skiffs at the same time. Corrigan went on to sponsor John Winning in Mitchell Cotts and Garry Holder in Mitchell Cotts freight again sponsoring tow skiffs at the same time.
In 1988 Rob Brown won the Giltinan Worlds 18 Footer Championship in the Corrigan sponsored skiff Southern Cross. In the 1990s Corrigan sponsored PACE EXPRESS skiffs for Anthony Young and David Witt and AEI PACE EXPRESS for Stephen Quigley which took the 1996 World title. His most recent sponsorship of 18footers was the skiff Emery Worldwide which Howard Hamlin of the US sailed in the 1999 World Championship.
The 1996 World Championship Regatta was held on Sydney Harbour and AEI PACE EXPRESS was sailed by Stephen Quigley (skipper), Craig Phillips and Peter Loudon. AEI PACE EXPRESS also won the 18 foot European Championship in 1996 having competed in the Slam Grand Prix regattas at Bandol in France, Baia in Sardinia, Torbol on Lake Garda, Molveno in Italy, and St Moritzin Switzerland.SignificanceThis image is part of a collection of yachting material significant in presenting the syndicate and corporate perspectives of competitive sailing through one man's sponsorship efforts. Seven scrap books documenting Pat Corrigan's sponsorship of sailing documents the influence of corporate sponsorship of the America's Cup and in particular18 foot sailing from the 1960s to the 1990s.
