John Bertrand (sailor, born 1946), Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

John Bertrand (sailor, born 1946)

Australian sailor

Date of Birth: 20-Dec-1946

Place of Birth: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Profession: skipper

Nationality: Australia

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius


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About John Bertrand (sailor, born 1946)

  • John Edwin Bertrand AO (born 20 December 1946) is a yachtsman from Australia, who skippered Australia II to victory in the 1983 America's Cup, ending 132 years of American supremacy.
  • Bertrand won the bronze medal in the Finn competition at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal.
  • In 2010 and 2016, he won the world Etchells class sailing championships.
  • He is a life member of both the Royal Brighton Yacht Club in Melbourne, and the Sorrento Sailing Couta Boat Club.

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