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18 November – Dame Pattie, Australian challenger for the America's Cup was defeated by the American defender Intrepid which won the series 4–0. 30 December – Pen Duick III (France) won line honours in the 1967 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race in a time of 4:04:10:31. Rainbow II (New Zealand) is the overall winner.
The 1967 challenge cost $2 million and was funded by an Australian syndicate headed by Emil Christensen, [2] [3] 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.
This is a list of Winners for the Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race since 1945. [1] Line honours winners. Year ... 4:02:46:24 1967 C 96 Rainbow II: Sparkman & Stephens S&S ...
In 1967 Intrepid was skippered by Emil "Bus" Mosbacher, and defeated Australian challenger Dame Pattie. Redesigned in 1970 by Britton Chance, Jr. and skippered by Bill Ficker that year, she defeated another Australian challenger, Gretel II. Intrepid remained competitive even against aluminum 12-metre yachts.
The Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race is an annual oceanic ... to compete in an ocean race and Australian Paralympic sitting ... 1967: Pen Duick III: 4/04:10:31:
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The 1967 America's Cup was held in September 1967 at Newport, Rhode Island. The US defender, Intrepid, skippered by Bus Mosbacher, defeated the Australian challenger, Dame Pattie, skippered by Jock Sturrock, four races to zero. [1] Intrepid had beaten Columbia and American Eagle to become the defender. [2]
Gretel II (KA-3) is an International 12-metre class racing yacht built for the America's Cup challenge series in 1970. She was designed by Alan Payne and built by W.H. Barnett for Australian media tycoon Sir Frank Packer. Packer had first challenged for the America's Cup in 1962 with the yacht Gretel, which was named after his wife.