Rainbows & Dragons: The Fortunate Life of Yachtsman Gordon 'Wingnut' Ingate

Gordon Ingates illustrious sailing career spans international campaigning in Dragons and 5.5 Metres offshore racing and the Americas Cup. His Caprice of Huon won the 1965 Admirals Cup at Australias first appearance. In 5.5 Metres he won the Scandinavian Gold Cup in 1969 and Kiel Week in 2001. Crewed by Rob Thornton he also represented Australia in the Tempest class at the 1972 Olympics.He campaigned for the Americas Cup with Gretel II and continued sailing her in Australia a valuable benchmark for the 1983 Americas Cup winner Australia II. He later returned to the Dragon class where at the age of 91 he won the Prince Philip Cup Australian championship for a fourth time in January 2018.Rainbows & Dragonsis the fascinating story of Gordon Ingates life in and around the sailing world.