Australian Crew Preparing for America's Cup Competition

(Original Caption) The Australian afterguard - skipper Jim Hardy (center), navigator Jack Baxter (right) and tactician Beck Lexcon (behind) - as they readied their 12-meter to sail 8/6 as the elimination trials for foreign America's Cup challengers got under way off Newport. Australia defeated the British Lionheart in their first race of the day and later gained a second victory over Sweden's Sverige.
(Original Caption) The Australian afterguard - skipper Jim Hardy (center), navigator Jack Baxter (right) and tactician Beck Lexcon (behind) - as they readied their 12-meter to sail 8/6 as the elimination trials for foreign America's Cup challengers got under way off Newport. Australia defeated the British Lionheart in their first race of the day and later gained a second victory over Sweden's Sverige.
Australian Crew Preparing for America's Cup Competition
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06 August, 1980
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