Ben Lexcen

...had stayed the same, I would have taken this to my grave. But they are writing us out of history." He said Australian designer Ben Lexcen played only a minor role in the development of the winged keel. He said Lexcen was not even in...

In this article: Australia, Australia II, America's Cup, John Bertrand, Dennis Conner, and Netherlands

...Cup historian and member of the Hall of Fame committee who volunteered to be "a one-man jury", said the board decided to honour Ben Lexcen as the design team's leader because there was no doubt he had been the force behind the overall design...

In this article: Australia II, America's Cup, Alan Bond, and Sydney Morning Herald

Australian 'did not invent winged keel on yacht that won America's Cup' Dutch designer claims Ben Lexcen played minor role in creating revolutionary keel for 1983 cup-winning boat The revolutionary keel on Australia II (right) is...

In this article: America's Cup, Australia II, Alan Bond, Australia, Order of Australia, John Bertrand, and Leonardo da Vinci

...winged keel, the objectors argued, had in fact been developed in the Netherlands and could not be credited to the designer Ben Lexcen. The committee dismissed the protest, and Bond, Lexcen and Australia II's crew under skipper John...

In this article: Australia II, Alan Bond, John Bertrand, Allegation, America's Cup, and Australia

...from the New York Yacht Club in 1983 has re-united to refute a Dutch claim that one of Australia's great folk heroes, the late Ben Lexcen, did not design the winged keel that led to Australia II's success. Lexcen has always been credited...

In this article: America's Cup, Australia II, John Bertrand, and Alan Bond

...who claims that he designed the legendary winged keel that propelled the boat to victory, and not Australian boat designer Ben Lexcen, who has been famously credited with the design. Peter van Oossanen, whose Dutch design team worked with...

In this article: Australia II, America's Cup, Australia, and Sydney Morning Herald

John Bertrand defends Ben Lexcen over Dutch winged keel claims AUSTRALIA II skipper John Bertrand has rejected claims that Ben Lexcen did not invent the famous winged keel that guided the yacht to America's Cup victory in 1983. Lexcen's...

In this article: John Bertrand, Australia II, America's Cup, Order of Australia, National Maritime Museum, Alan Bond, and Sydney

Australia II skipper John Bertrand has rejected claims that Ben Lexcen did not invent the famous winged keel that guided the yacht to America's Cup victory in 1983. Lexcen's contribution came into doubt on Wednesday when Dutch naval...

In this article: John Bertrand, Australia II, America's Cup, Alan Bond, National Maritime Museum, and Sydney

Yacht designer Ben Lexcen did not invent the famous winged keel that guided Australia II to America's Cup victory in 1983, a Dutch naval architect says. Peter van Oossanen, who worked with Lexcen, said he and his Dutch team, and Dutch...

In this article: Australia II, America's Cup, John Bertrand, Order of Australia, Alan Bond, Eureka, and Australia

...AUSSIE, AUSSIE: Australian PM Bob Hawke celebrates the country's America's Cup win with businessman Alan Bond. IN THE MIDDLE: The late Ben Lexcen who has ended up in the middle of a design row over the famed winged keel on Australia II that...

In this article: America's Cup, Australia II, Alan Bond, Australia, and John Bertrand