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New Sweden
Racing career
South Australia KA-8, en 2024.
Other names	South Australia
Class	12-metre
Sail no	KA–8, S–5
Designer(s)	Ben Lexcen
Builder	Steve E. Ward
Launched	1987
Skippers	Phil Thompson (1987) Olle Johansson (1988)
Specifications
Length	19.5 m (64 ft) (LOA) 13.95 m (45.8 ft) (LWL)
Beam	3.72 m (12.2 ft)
Draft	2.72 m (8 ft 11 in)
Sail area	174 m (1,870 sq ft)

New Sweden, previously South Australia, is an Australian 12 metre class yacht. It was by designed by Ben Lexcen and built by Steve E. Ward.

Career

South Australia competed in the 1987 Defender Selection Series, helmed by Phil Thompson.

New Sweden competed in the 1988 12-metre World Championships against Bengal III, Crusader, Kookaburra III, Nordstjernan, and Steak'n Kidney.

It appeared in the 1988 Swedish film S.O.S. – En segelsällskapsresa.

v t e World champions in 12 Metre
1979: Lionheart 1982: Victory '82 1984: Victory '83 1986: Australia III 1987: Kiwi Magic 1988: Kookaburra III – Gilmour 1991: New Zealand 1999: Kiwi Magic 2001: South Australia – Coutts 2005: Hissar 2007: no champion decided 2009: Kiwi Magic

v t e 12-metre class yachts of Australia
KA–1: Gretel KA–2: Dame Pattie KA–3: Gretel II KA–4: Southern Cross KA–5: Australia KA–6: Australia II KA–7: Advance Australia KA–8: South Australia KA–9: Australia III KA–10: Challenge 12 KA–11: Kookaburra I KA–12: Kookaburra II KA–14: Steak 'n' Kidney KA–15: Kookaburra III KA–16: Australia IV

v t e 12-metre class yachts of Sweden
Erna Signe S–2: Princess Svanevit S–3: Sverige S–5: New Sweden