''Steak and Kidney'' is a

12-metre The 12 Metre class is a rating class for racing sailboats that are designed to the International rule. It enables fair competition between boats that rate in the class whilst retaining the freedom to experiment with the details of their designs. ...

class yacht that competed in the 1987 Defender Selection Series for the

America's Cup The America's Cup is a sailing competition and the oldest international competition still operating in any sport. America's Cup match races are held between two sailing yachts: one from the yacht club that currently holds the trophy (known ...

. In 2004, ''Steak and Kidney'' and another 12-metre class yacht, ''

Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country comprising mainland Australia, the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania and list of islands of Australia, numerous smaller isl ...

'', were refitted to pass survey as day sailing charter boats. ''Steak and Kidney'' and ''Australia'' were acquired by the Australia 12m Historic Trust in 2011, and returned to a racing fitout. Today, the two yachts are based near Drummoyne, in Sydney, NSW, Australia, and make up the fleet used by the Australian 12 Metre Association in Sydney.

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