I had the book " Born to Win" by John Bertram, the skipper of Australia 11.
Years ago I loaned it to a friend, who never returned it. Cannot remember who it was, so do I still call the person a friend?
From memory, J.B demonized the Yanks by always referring to the opposition boat ( Liberty) and crew as
RED DOG. ( I may be wrong )
Great motivational read.
JaY&Dee
dorian said
08:31 AM Sep 27, 2023
Dennis Conner used to annoy me (in 1987) by referring to Kookaburra as Kooh-kah-burro. It shows no respect for your opponent if you make no attempt to get the name right.
The Belmont Bear said
06:03 PM Sep 27, 2023
The guy who probably should be given a lot of the credit is Ben Lexcen whos first design the Southern Cross was beaten. He decided they needed to come up with something that was going to give them an edge - the result was Australia 2 and the winged keel .. He also designed Australia III & IV for the title defence but it was beaten in the runoffs by Kookaburra - it came out later that some radical last minute design changes had been ordered by the upper echelons at Bond Corporation that made Australia III uncompetative.
Lexcen actually started a mechanical apprenticeship on the railway in Newcastle before leaving and doing a sailmaking apprenticeship in Qid. .. fortunately for us he found out that his real talent lay in designing sailing boats rather than getting filthy dirty working on steam locos.
Albo recenty tried to get a free ride on the Matildas popularity by declaring we should have a public holiday but as most of us usually ignore politicians who jump on bandwagons he didint get much mileage from it. Back in the early 80s when Australia II won the Americas Cup Aussies already knew that Bob Hawke was a bit of a larrikin so his comments about bosses being bums became legendary ....I was running late for work because like most people I had been glued to the TV watching the events unfold, Bobs declaration had me tossing up whether I should chuck a sickie (I didnt and probably like plenty of others around the country I showed up late).
BB
-- Edited by The Belmont Bear on Wednesday 27th of September 2023 06:05:28 PM
https://www.9news.com.au/world/today-in-history-news-headlines-on-this-day-in-pictures-famous-historical-images-crime-sport-celebrity-world-news-global-events-anniversaries/a4e6a3c2-97d9-46c2-864d-910637d4aa03
Prime Minister Bob Hawke led an outpouring of national celebrations on September 26, 1983, after the yacht Australia II won the famous America's Cup.
The victory was the first by a challenger after the New York yacht club dominated the event for 132 years.
Hawke, wearing a flamboyant jacket, enthusiastically joined in celebrations at Perth yacht club.
He famously declared: "Any boss who sacks anyone today for not turning up is a bum". It became one of the Labor statesman's most famous phrases.
I remember it ....
Yep won by a crook who tore the hearts out of many with his corrupt business dealings.
White collar fraud will always be protected.
Do agree that it was crooked, but that was from every direction including the ones who didn't want to give up the cup under any circumstances.
At work at the time my boss bought a few boxes of champagne & there was a glass (or two) for every customer.
Give me the old 12 metre
I was at Newport watching Dame Pattie race in 1967
(almost like yesterday)
Laurie
-- Edited by laurieoz on Tuesday 26th of September 2023 05:36:51 PM
Really. How time flies
I had the book " Born to Win" by John Bertram, the skipper of Australia 11.
Years ago I loaned it to a friend, who never returned it. Cannot remember who it was, so do I still call the person a friend?
From memory, J.B demonized the Yanks by always referring to the opposition boat ( Liberty) and crew as
RED DOG. ( I may be wrong )
Great motivational read.
JaY&Dee
The guy who probably should be given a lot of the credit is Ben Lexcen whos first design the Southern Cross was beaten. He decided they needed to come up with something that was going to give them an edge - the result was Australia 2 and the winged keel .. He also designed Australia III & IV for the title defence but it was beaten in the runoffs by Kookaburra - it came out later that some radical last minute design changes had been ordered by the upper echelons at Bond Corporation that made Australia III uncompetative.
Lexcen actually started a mechanical apprenticeship on the railway in Newcastle before leaving and doing a sailmaking apprenticeship in Qid. .. fortunately for us he found out that his real talent lay in designing sailing boats rather than getting filthy dirty working on steam locos.
Albo recenty tried to get a free ride on the Matildas popularity by declaring we should have a public holiday but as most of us usually ignore politicians who jump on bandwagons he didint get much mileage from it. Back in the early 80s when Australia II won the Americas Cup Aussies already knew that Bob Hawke was a bit of a larrikin so his comments about bosses being bums became legendary ....I was running late for work because like most people I had been glued to the TV watching the events unfold, Bobs declaration had me tossing up whether I should chuck a sickie (I didnt and probably like plenty of others around the country I showed up late).
BB
-- Edited by The Belmont Bear on Wednesday 27th of September 2023 06:05:28 PM