| Gordon Ingate | |
|---|---|
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| Other Name | Wingnut |
| Gender | Male |
| Date Born | 1926 |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Hometown | Sydney |
| Club | Cruising Yacht Club of Australia |
| Boat Owner of | Caprice of Huon Jasnar |
| Boats Sailed On | Jasnar |
Gordon Ingate
Gordon Wilson Ingate OAM (born 29 March 1926) is an Australian sailor who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics, sailing in the Tempest class keelboat. He also finished a close second overall in the 1972 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race, skippering the famous yacht Caprice of Huon, beaten only by USA America's Cup sailor Ted Turner sailing a converted 12-metre, American Eagle.
Ingate skippered 12-Metre Gretel II in the 1977 America's Cup but was eliminated by Sweden in the challengers' trials.
At the age of 91 he won the Prince Philip Cup/Australian Dragon Class Championship at the Metung Yacht Club in Victoria, held between 7-13 January 2018, racing his yacht Whimsical with crew Amy Walsh and David Giles. In 2020, he received a Lifetime Achievement Award from Australian Sailing.
Ingate is a longstanding member of the Royal Sydney Yacht Squdron and the New York Yacht Club.
Stories | First Admirals Cup Team 1965The 1965 first Australian Admirals Cup Team - among which were 11 MHYC members. The team of 36' Camille, 39' Freya and 45 ' Caprice of Huon came second. MHYC's Camille was thee top scoring yacht, MHYC club members included Frank Likely, Ron Swanson, Peter Mounsey, Leo Reilly, Curly Curlewis, Dave Linton, Peter Green, Freddy McClure, Graham Newland, Colin Betts and Gordon Reynolds.  First Australian Admirals Cup - TheSkippers  Skipper Gordon Ingate, 88, wins his second Australian crown against sailors a quarter of his age Daily Telegraph January 11, 2015 SIX years after he became Australia's oldest national sporting champion Gordon Ingate has done it again, beating sailors a quarter of his age for another national crown - at age 88. More than twice the age of sporting veterans such as Kelly Slater, 42, and Brad Hogg, 43, Ingate outwitted an international fleet to win his crown on Port Phillip Bay. The well known Australian sailor held his nerve to claim the famous Prince Philip Cup regatta in the Dragon class on the weekend, just two years shy of his 90th birthday. Ingate, from Sydney, steered his yacht Whimsical to a one-point victory, beating British yachtsman Robert Campbell and his crew. Ingate's rivals included Roger Hickman, who steered Wild Rose to the overall victory in the 2014 Sydney to Hobart. Tough day at Sydney Harbour Regatta doesn't faze 90 year-old Gordon IngateBy By Di Pearson, MHYC Sydney Harbour Regatta media The 'main event' got underway at Middle Harbour Yacht Club's 12th anniversary Sydney Harbour Regatta today, when 21 classes and divisions joined the Sydney 38 class, which started its international championship yesterday - and everyone came ashore with a story to tell when big breeze accompanied a big swell on the Harbour. Prior to racing, PRO Denis Thompson made the decision to bring those scheduled to sail offshore into the Harbour due to steep seas and winds up to 25 knots on the courses for the one-design boats and the IRC/ORCi racing fleet, citing safety as the reason. During racing, Thompson conferred with the race officers on the various courses, and eventually most shortened the schedule when winds peaked at 30-32 knots. "We want the sailors and the boats safe, not sorry," Thompson said. And while others struggled and broke gear, as witnessed below, none of it fazed Gordon 'Wingnut' Ingate, who at 90 years of age steered his Dragon 'Whimsical' to a pair of wins. Ingate, who turns 91 on 29 March (his rival over many years, Syd Fischer, turned 90 today), has lost none of his zeal, zest and panache. "The wind got up to 30 knots and a bit more. A very different story to the forecast 10 knots. It was very hard sailing, but great fun. Of course, I didn't do it on my own, I had David Giles (Olympian and former America's Cup sailor) and his daughter Amy - the same crew who helped me to win the Prince Philip Cup in January. Go back to work son! How Australia's oldest Olympian made it to Munich |
