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Pages in category "Australian sailors" The following 61 pages are in this category, out of 61 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B. John Arthur Barry;
Jessica Watson OAM (born 18 May 1993) is an Australian sailor who was awarded the Order of Australia Medal after attempting a solo circumnavigation [1] at the age of 16. . Although she circled the planet, she did it in a narrow range of latitudes that resulted in her voyage falling short of the distance criterion of 21,600 nautical miles (40,000 km) for a circumnavigation – the equivalent of ...
Australian Sailing Hall of Fame was established in 2017 by Australian Sailing in collaboration with the Australian National Maritime Museum.There are two nomination categories: the sailor or athlete category; and the general category which recognises those who have played a critical supporting role such as an official, coach or similar.
John Edwin Bertrand AO (born 20 December 1946) is a yachtsman from Australia, who skippered Australia II to victory in the 1983 America's Cup, ending 132 years of American supremacy, and the only time Australia has won. [1] Bertrand won the bronze medal in the Finn competition at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal. [2]
Kay Cottee AO (née McLaren, born 25 January 1954) is an Australian sailor, who was the first woman to perform a single-handed, non-stop and unassisted circumnavigation of the world. She performed this feat in 1988 in her 37 feet (11 m) yacht Blackmores First Lady , taking 189 days.
Australian Yachtsman of the Year Award was created in 1962 by Max Press, OAM, the then Commodore of the Parkdale Yacht Club in Melbourne.The club was launching an appeal to build its new clubhouse on Port Phillip Bay foreshore at Parkdale and to hold an annual Ball at the Springvale Town Hall.
Gordon Wilson Ingate OAM (born 29 March 1926) is an Australian sailor who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics, sailing in the Tempest class keelboat. [1] He also finished a close second overall in the 1972 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race, skippering the famous yacht Caprice of Huon, beaten only by USA America's Cup sailor Ted Turner sailing a converted 12-metre, American Eagle.
Nathan James Outteridge OAM (born 28 January 1986) is an Australian sailor, a resident of Lake Macquarie. Career highlights. Olympics. 2008 ...