Aussie Assault

Overview

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.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

January 26, 1984

Original language

English

Production

Suatu Film Management LTD.

Cast

Ray Barrett

Director

Harvey Spencer

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt1159201