Ben Lexcen (1936)
Benjamin Lexcen AM was an Australian yachtsman and marine architect. He is famous for the winged keel design applied to Australia II which, in 1983, became the first non-American challenger to win…
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Arte Johnson (1929)
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Clemente Mastella (1947)
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Jan Carew (1920)
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Lella Lombardi (1941)
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Luther Blissett (1958)
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