Dame Pattie is a 12 Metre yacht built for the 1967 America's Cup. She was designed by Warwick Hood and built by Bill Barnett in Sydney, Australia.
The 1967 challenge cost $2 million and was funded by an Australian syndicate headed by Emil Christensen,Warwick Hood AO 1932–2015 Australian National Maritime MuseumDame Pattie 12 Metre ClassHigh hopes for Dame Pattie Canberra Times 3 June 1967 page 26 and represented the Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron.
The yacht was named after Dame Pattie Menzies.Pattie wins design award Canberra Times 11 September 1967 page 1
Construction Built by Bill Barnett in Sydney, Dame Pattie was launched in August 1966.Dame Pattie dismasted Canberra Times 8 September 1966 page 30Bill Barnett: an incredible builder, designer and competitor Afloat The yacht's main frames are laminated Queensland Maple, intermediate frames are steambent Danish Ash, to which edgegrain Douglas Fir planking is fastened with silicon bronze screws.Fighting Dame ... the boat and her crew Boating September 1967 pages 67/68 Due to the restrictions on use of equipment and materials sourced from outside the defenders country, the Australian syndicate had to obtain permission from the New York Yacht Club to buy the edge grain fir from Stone Brothers Logging, Maple Bay, Vancouver Island, British Columbia.Dame Pattie British Yachting Archive
Dame Pattie subsequently underwent a major refit which included a full reconstruction below decks to provide cabins, galley etc. required for cruising. She was for some years used for private charters out of Vancouver Island.
In 2008 Dame Pattie was purchased by the Danish architect Mads Buhl, who brought the Yacht to the French Riviera, where she is still sailing as well as being prepared for future participation in Regattas within the classic 12 Metre fleet.Becoming the owner of Dame Pattie (KA-2) Southern Woodenboat Sailing
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