Dame Pattie
Dame Pattie is an International 12-metre class racing yacht built for the America's Cup challenge series in 1967. She was designed by Warwick Hood and built by W.H. Barnett in New South Wales, Australia.
| Yacht club | Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron |
|---|---|
| Nation | Australia |
| Class | 12-metre |
| Sail no | KA–2 |
| Designer(s) | Warwick Hood |
| Builder | W. H. Barnett |
| Owner(s) | Emil Christensen Syndicate Mads Buhl (2008–) |
| Racing career | |
| America's Cup | 1967 |
The 1967 challenge cost $2 million and was funded by an Australian syndicate headed by Emil Christensen, and represented the Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron. Sir Frank Packer had unsuccessfully challenged in the 1962 series with Gretel. Dame Pattie lost against the revolutionary American defender Intrepid which won the series 4–0.
The yacht was named after Dame Pattie Menzies, the wife of the former Australian Prime Minister, Sir Robert Menzies.
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