America's Cup: Regatta Director, Iain Murray profiled

11:53 AM Sun 19 Sep 2010 GMT

'Iain Murray crosses the finish line in the 2008 Olympics in the Star class' Richard Gladwell Click Here to view large photo

Iain Murray began sailing on Middle Harbor, Sydney, as a 9-year-old in the Flying Ant class. His greatest success came in Sydney's iconic 18ft skiff class, in which he designed, built and sailed Color 7 to win a record six consecutive championships from 1977 to 1982. The association between Murray and Australia's Channel 7 carries on today, 33 years later. He preceded this with an Interdominion (Australia and New Zealand) win in the 12ft skiff class at the age of 17years, sailing a boat he designed and built himself. The following year he returned to Auckland winning the 18ft skiff ...

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