Ingate, aged 92, wins Dragon Prince Philip Cup

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Gordon Ingate, aged 92, crewed by Amy Walsh and David Giles, won the Dragon class Prince Philip Cup/Australian Championship at the Metung Yacht Club in Victoria.

Ingate took three race wins from seven races to finish four points ahead of Robert Campell in second place and Graeme Aldersea in third place.

This is Ingate's fourth Prince Philip Cup in a yachting career spanning over 75 years.

Ingate has represented Australia at the Admiral’s Cup and the Olympic Games, challenged for the America’s Cup, and gone close to winning the Sydney Hobart Yacht Race with Caprice of Huon in 1972.

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