AUSTRALIA II AMERICA'S CUP CHALLENGER 1983 COMMEMORATIVE VINTAGE PORT - 1978 VINTAGEOVERVIEW:A SIGNIFICANT COMMEMORATIVE WINE BOTTLE CELEBRATING AUSTRALIA II'S HISTORIC 1983 AMERICA'S CUP CHALLENGE. THIS 1978 VINTAGE PORT WAS SPECIALLY BOTTLED BY THOMAS HARDY & SONS TO COMMEMORATE THE REVOLUTIONARY YACHT DESIGNED BY BEN LEXCEN AND SKIPPERED BY JOHN BERTRAND. THE BOTTLE REPRESENTS A PIVOTAL MOMENT IN AUSTRALIAN MARITIME HISTORY WHEN AUSTRALIA II DEFEATED SIX FOREIGN CONTENDERS AND WON THE RIGHT TO CHALLENGE FOR THE AMERICA'S CUP, ULTIMATELY SECURING VICTORY IN AN EXHILARATING FINAL RACE BY A MARGIN OF 41 SECONDS.SPECIFICATIONS:- VINTAGE: 1978- TYPE: VINTAGE PORT- PRODUCER: THOMAS HARDY & SONS PTY LTD, REYNELLA, SOUTH AUSTRALIA- BOTTLED: CIRCA 1983- CAPACITY: 750ML- LABEL: PRINTED COLOUR LABEL FEATURING AUSTRALIA II YACHT UNDER SAIL- CLOSURE: ORIGINAL WAX SEAL AND CORK- PRESENTATION: ORIGINAL WOODEN PRESENTATION BOX WITH GLASS-FRONTED DISPLAY WINDOW AND ACCOMPANYING DOCUMENTATIONDOCUMENTATION:THE LOT INCLUDES ORIGINAL PRINTED DOCUMENTATION DESCRIBING AUSTRALIA II'S DESIGN AND SPECIFICATIONS:- DESIGNER: BEN LEXCEN- BUILDER: S.E. WARD & CO.- LOA: 65 FT (19.81M)- LWL: 44 FT 6 IN (13.56M)- BEAM: 12 FT (3.66M)- DRAUGHT: 8 FT 8 IN (2.64M)- SAIL AREA: 1760 SQ FT (163.5 SQ M)- DISPLACEMENT: 52,000 LBS (23,587KG)ADDITIONAL PRINTED MATERIAL INCLUDES ARTIST IAN HANSEN'S BIOGRAPHY AND DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE VINTAGE PORT'S CHARACTERISTICS, NOTING ITS SUPERB VINTAGE QUALITY AND POTENTIAL FOR EXTENDED CELLARING WITH DEVELOPMENT OF COMPLEXITY AND BOUQUET OVER TIME.CONDITION: THE BOTTLE DISPLAYS GOOD CONDITION CONSISTENT WITH AGE AND STORAGE. THE WAX SEAL REMAINS INTACT THOUGH WEATHERED. THE LABEL IS LEGIBLE WITH COLOUR FADING APPROPRIATE TO A 1978 VINTAGE PORT FROM THIS ERA. THE ORIGINAL WOODEN PRESENTATION BOX SHOWS AGE-RELATED WEAR INCLUDING MINOR CREASING AND SURFACE MARKS. THE ACCOMPANYING DOCUMENTATION IS PRESENT AND READABLE. LIQUID LEVEL APPEARS STABLE WITHIN THE BOTTLE.PROVENANCE: PRIVATE AUSTRALIAN COLLECTION. THIS COMMEMORATIVE RELEASE REPRESENTS A SIGNIFICANT PIECE OF AUSTRALIAN SPORTING AND MARITIME HISTORY, MARKING ONE OF THE MOST CELEBRATED MOMENTS IN AUSTRALIAN YACHTING WHEN AUSTRALIA II CHALLENGED FOR AND ULTIMATELY WON THE AMERICA'S CUP IN 1983.Item Size: Height: 35cm, Width: 15cm, Depth: 15cm, Weight: 2KgCondition: Good657344+16
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