Interview with Skip Lissiman

Skip Lissiman was the port trimmer on Australian II on 26 September 1983, the day she momentously met her destiny and outmanoeuvred the US defender, Liberty, in the seventh and deciding race off Newport, Rhode Island to win the America’s Cup.  Skip kindly met our editor, Michael Barker, to discuss THAT day, reliving the last leg, what went into winning the America’s Cup, what victory meant to Australia at the time and what it means today looking back after 40 years. It’s a great interview. You don’t need to be a sailor to love it, but if you are a sailor you’ll love it even more!Read the full story on Fremantle Shipping News here.Support the show