Personal information | |
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Birth name | Robert Clyde Miller |
Full name | Benjamin Lexcen |
Nationality | Australian |
Born | Boggabri, New South Wales, Australia | 19 March 1936
Died | 1 May 1988 Manly, New South Wales, Australia | (aged 52)
Height | 1.83 m (6.0 ft) |
Sailing career | |
Class | Soling |
Updated on 1 March 2014 |
Benjamin Lexcen AM (born Robert Clyde Miller, 19 March 1936 – 1 May 1988) was an Australian yachtsman and marine architect. He is famous for the winged keel design applied to Australia II which, in 1983, became the first non-American yacht to win the prestigious America's Cup in 132 years.