America's Cup legends get together for Australia Day on River Derwent

5:15 AM Tue 25 Jan 2011 GMT

'Gretel II sailing' Peter Campbell &copy Click Here to view large photo

Two America?s Cup legends of the 1970s, the famous yacht Gretel II and her 1977 skipper Gordon Ingate, will compete in the Royal Yacht Club of Tasmania?s Australia Day Green Island Race tomorrow. Gretel II, designed by Alan Payne and the last wooden 12-metre ever built, the classic yacht was sailed from Sydney to Hobart last week to take part in next month?s Australian Wooden Boat Festival. Ingate, now in his mid-80?s, is flying down from Sydney to once again helm Gretel II which he skippered at the America?s Cup in 1977. He is still an active racing yachtsman, last ...

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by Peter Campbell