On Oct 1, 2013, at 4:09 PM, Philip Northeast <[email protected]> wrote:

> One of the early Australian challengers for the America's cup in 1970.
> 
> An all wooden boat she is now more at home as a cruising yacht.
> 
> One of her crew in the unsuccessful challenge was a John Bertrand later to 
> become the first skipper ever to beat the Americans and break a 132 year 
> winning run.
> 
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/27281712@N08/10031128253/

That's a nice looking boat.  The ones from the recent race are probably going 
to be scrapped as nobody can safely sail them.

An Aussie team headed by Bob Oatley have just announced a new challenge for the 
next cup...

Cheers,
Dave


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