"American Eagle" (US 21), the red 12 Meter ocean endurance champion sailed to fame by Ted Turner in the mid-seventies, was used as the trial horse sailed by Will Parker in preparation for the America's Cup. The boat had been a finalist in the 1964 Defender selection series but lost the selection to "Constellation". The 12-meter yachts depicting the America's Cup races were the more modern boats from the America II Syndicate, "America II" (US 42) and "America II" (US 46). The boat repainted as "Boomerang" and later as "Platypus" was depicted by US 42, and "Radiance" and then later "Geronimo" were depicted by US 46. US 46 had been sailed by John Kolius in the 1987 Louis Vuitton Challenger Selection Cup races.