Boat details (n°677)
Boat details (n°677)
AUS-9
Essentials
Designer
C. Raymond Hunt (USA)
Builder
Wm. H. Barnett, Wm. H. Barnett Pty Ltd (AUS)
Material
Wood, carvel planked
1st certificate issued
00-00-1961
Original boat name
Southern Cross
Original country
AUS
Original sail number
9
Current location
Southern Cross KA-9 : Southern Cross with Norman Booth was third at Olympic Trials on Lake Macquarie 1964. The image of S.Cross 2 is replaced by this..
(credits : Gordon Ingate archive)
Added by Matti Muoniovaara
on 2020-03-22
Photo Gallery (1)
Notes (3)
Ray Hunt design 2b
22-03-2020
by Matti Muoniovaara, 22-03-2020
Ray Hunt made four basic designs 1) Quixotic 2) Minotaur 3) Chaje 2 and 4) Ca-Ro 6 with three duplicates. 1961 the hottest design in the sailing world was the 2nd design of Minotaur. Hunt produced 11 design variations 2b of Minotaur design 2. This variation has the traditional transom!
5.5 AUS 9 "Southern Cross" - photo search
21-03-2020
by Kaspar Stubenrauch, 21-03-2020
Following the hint from Matti and the subsequent transfer of the picture to AUS 91, we are now searching for a picture of 5.5 AUS 9 "Southern Cross".
5.5 KA-9 "Southern Cross"
06-03-2010
by Kaspar Stubenrauch, 06-03-2010
Warren Muir reports: KA-9, "Southern Cross". Built by William (Bill) Barnett 1961, owned by Norman G Booth. She capsized in a squall and was lost on Sydney harbor while racing in 1977.
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Southern Cross KA-9 : Southern Cross with Norman Booth was third at Olympic Trials on Lake Macquarie 1964. The image of S.Cross 2 is replaced by this..
(credits : Gordon Ingate archive)
Added by Matti Muoniovaara on 2020-03-22
Ownership history (3)
Sail#
Name
Owner
AUS-9
"Southern Cross"
AUS-9
"Southern Cross"
AUS-9
"Southern Cross"