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Tin Canoe to Australia II Gallery
This gallery celebrates the incredible stories of people who have challenged nature and themselves as they ventured across the maritime world.
Credit: Michael Haluwana
Visitors will see the Parry Endeavour, the yacht that took solo yachtsman Jon Sanders three times around the globe, and the Australia II, the racing yacht that won the America’s Cup from the United States in 1983.
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The story continues.
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Distant Discoveries
Australia II's 1983 America's Cup Win
Oral history
Interview with Jon Sanders
Photogallery
Australia II
Photogallery
Jon Sanders
Distant Discoveries
Tin Canoe
The Parry Endeavour
International Museum Day - WA Maritime Museum
Ronald Reagan's message to Bob Hawke
A letter from Reagan
Celebration of triumph. Yes, it really is 'that jacket', but was it Bob Hawke's?
Any boss who sacks a worker for not coming in today
Yachting's greatest secret revealed - the winged keel
The Secret Weapon - Australia II's Winged Keel
Everywhere you looked it was Australia II.
The Triumphant Challenger - Australia II
A national treasure- Australia II
The Triumphant Challenger - Australia II
Parry Endeavour – the story of a record breaker
Playing the Long Game - Jon Sanders
Ouch! Parry Endeavour's bump on the nose
Playing the Long Game - Jon Sanders
Between the devil and the deep blue sea - Jon Sanders' moment of greatest peril
Playing the Long Game - Jon Sanders
The long road to final victory - winning the America's Cup
Playing the Long Game - Australia's America's Cup Challenges
Racing in Evelyn IV - a smart yacht, but what gave her an edge?
A Growing Sport - Evelyn IV and Yacht Racing
Making your own fun - the tin canoe
Splashing about in boats - the tin canoe
What is a panel van doing here?
Panel Van
Tinnies
Tin Canoe
The Skiff that Jack Built
Evelyn IV
Jon Sanders