Remote control handset for Test Tank model of OneAUSTRALIA AUS 31
Datec 1994
Object number00045745
NameRemote control
MediumPlastic
DimensionsOverall: 215 x 155 x 70 mm, 350 g (350 kg)
ClassificationsTools and equipment
Credit LineANMM Collection Gift from Patrick Corrigan
Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program
DescriptionTRENDY MX 2 remote control handset used in conjunction with the test tank model of OneAUSTRALIA AUS 31.HistoryThe test tank model of OneAUSTRALIA AUS 31 was one of eight 1:8 scale models used in 400 test runs at the Australian Maritime College tank tests in Launceston.
OneAUSTRALIA 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, Monavale. Sails were made by North Sails. The 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.
Test tank facilities used by the OneAUSTRALIA team included The Australian Maritime College tank test facility in Launceston, the St John's tank test in Newfoundland, Canada. Wind tunnel tests were held at Monash University's School of Engineering in Melbourne. Flow simulations were carried out by South Bay Simulations, Inc.
OneAUSTRALIA was built in Australia 1994 and launched in San Diego the same year.
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.
SignificanceThe yachting material is significant in presenting the syndicate and corporate perspectives of competitive sailing through one man's sponsorship efforts. Seven scrap books documenting Pat Corrigan's sailing and sponsorship of the sailing has been copied as research material and will help to document the influence of corporate sponsorship of America's Cup and in particular 18ft sailing from the 1960s to the 1990s.
