Admiral’s Cup trial
PA Auckland -Dinghy sailors ruled the waves when the final calculations were made in the intermediate offshore race of the Admiral’s Cup trials. . _ ’ . ” In one of the closest fought finishes of a race of about 150mUes:for;:many; years, Swuzzlebubble (lan Gibbs), was declared the winner by one? second over Feltex ■ Roperunner (Don. Lidgard), on corrected times. ' „ After 14J hours at sea the Swuzzlebubble’s winning margin
could not have been smaller. While Gibbs was high in his priase for an older crew ■member, Mike McCormick, who is a most able seaman but better still, a most competent navigator, the success was attributed to the dinghy sailors in the crew. »Bob Eastmond and Andy Ball are the national Flying Dutchman champions, Brett de Thier • is,a former Olympic<representative and Richard .Dodson and Ricki Bishop ar* well-known dinghy sailors.
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