Aussie Assault

Aussie Assault (1984)

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.

Date of release
1984-01-26
Runtime
1h 22m
Director
Harvey Spencer

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