Built in 1985 according to the International Third Rule and for the Australian edition of the America’s Cup in 1987 which was the last time the 12 Metre Class competed in the America’s Cup. Among those created under the Third Rule is Kookaburra II, the second of three yachts with the same name (as well as a project that remained on paper), built by the Taskforce America’s Cup Defence ’87 consortium put together by Iain Murray for the Australian defence. The designers were Iain Murray and John Swarbrick, with the support of Alan Payne for the keel sections and Derek Clark for the structures.
The boat was built at the Parry shipyard in aluminum alloy and came in third in the 1987 Defender Trials, behind Kookaburra III and Australia IV.
2024 – Kookaburra II won the 12M Worlds in Porquerolles, France.
She also won at the Puig Vela Clasica event in Barcelona during the same year.
