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	outtheremanagement.com.au Professional Sports Management
		Ben’s next stop is Brazil for his last WQS event of the year before then heading off to Hawaii for the end of the season.
		Ben is extremely stoked to be a part of the Rip Curl team and looks forward to a successful relationship.
		Ben scored a possible 18.35 out of 20 and dominated the four-man final in solid two metre conditions.
	www.outtheremanagement.com.au /newsevents.htm (10387 words)

	Ben Lexcen - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Ben Lexcen (born as Bob Miller, 1936–1988) was an Australian boat designer.
		Lexcen designed the winged keeled Australia II, the first yacht to win the America's Cup from the USA in over a century in the 1983 race against Liberty, the US contender.
		After he died, Toyota named a car, their VN Commodore clone, the Toyota Lexcen, in his honour.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Ben_Lexcen (92 words)

	UNSW Sports Association
		Ben Lexcen was one of Australia's great sportsmen and is most often remembered as the designer of the winged keel that played a major role in the victory of Australia II in the 1983 America's Cup.
		The Ben Lexcen Sports Scholarships were set up in 1988 and was the first Australian University sports scholarship scheme.
		The scholarships were named in Bens' honour because of what he achieved and his belief that there is greatness in everybody and only lack of opportunity prevents this greatness from being realised.
	www.sportsassociation.unsw.edu.au /scholarships&Coaching/benLexcen/benlexcen.htm (489 words)

	bymnews.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Ben Lexcen oversaw the design of a fantastic 12-Meter yacht Australia II that was the first to lift the Cup from America.
		The man whose name is synonymous with the winged keel, Ben Lexcen was the most prolific Cup designer over the five-match period that ran from 1974 through 1987.
		The America’s Cup Hall of Fame is honored to conduct its yearly induction ceremonies in conjunction with Rolex Watch U.S.A. The America's Cup Hall of Fame is dedicated to preserving and demonstrating the influence of America's Cup Competition, for the purpose of education and the inspiration of excellence in the world of yachting.
	www.bymnews.com /new/content/view/24612/48 (1458 words)

	Lexcen's overdue honour - Top stories - Breaking News 24/7 - NEWS.com.au (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Lexcen is finally being inducted into the America's Cup Hall of Fame in October but the honour comes amid claims of sour grapes among US officials.
		The honour is marred by the citation underplaying Lexcen's role.
		Lexcen's lightweight skiff blitzed national competition but, more importantly, it featured an early example of the keel that took the America's Cup after 132 years of American dominance – the longest record in the history of modern sport.
	www.news.com.au /story/0,10117,19643379-2,00.html?from=public_rss (560 words)

	Bulletin - PART II: How the Cup was won (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Lexcen went to the Netherlands Ship Model Basin at Wageningen and there, in a towing tank more than 300m long, he began his secret experiments with the revolutionary concept of a winged keel.
		Lexcen realised that if streamlined wings of lead could be added to the keel, they would lower the centre of gravity, dampen the boat’s tendency to pitch in a seaway, increase her ability to point into the wind and dramatically increase her ability to turn sharply in the all-important pre-start manoeuvres.
		Lexcen, a brilliant intuitive designer who had never had more than a few years of formal education, knew he was on to something big.
	bulletin.ninemsn.com.au /bulletin/eddesk.nsf/6f41c1d13a3b1f07ca256c2700808185/879287448badeff2ca256da5007dd7c4?OpenDocument (2894 words)

	Sailing Anarchy Forums > Ben Lexen & Americas Cup Hall of Fame
		The reason Ben changed his name was for personal reasons (and the source wouldn't elaborate as to why - but he could apparently have continued to use Bob Miller.) Although I am sure that I recall a dersigner called Robert Miller producing designs about the time of the name change.
		Ben's achievements outside the sport are really the mark of a great designer, and this makes his ommission the more glaring.
		Lexcen is a completely made up name, it doesn't come from Yvonne's side of the family.
	www.sailinganarchy.com /forums/lofiversion/index.php/t2179.html (5813 words)

	Lexcen honoured by Cup Hall of Fame
		Legendary Australian yacht designer Ben Lexcen will be inducted into the America's Cup Hall of Fame, 18 years after his untimely death.
		Lexcen's name is synonymous with the winged keel beneath Australia II, the first yacht to wrench the Cup from the Americans in 1983.
		In 1981 Lexcen headed an international team working in the Netherlands and Australia that produced the design that changed America's Cup and yachting history.
	news.ninemsn.com.au /article.aspx?id=85713 (338 words)

	The Log (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Lexcen and Van Dyck Inducted Into Cup Hall of Fame BRISTOL, R.I. - Inductees to the America's Cup Hall of Fame for the year 2006 have been chosen.
		The late Ben Lexcen (Australia) and Stephen A. Van Dyck (Clearwater, Fla.), have been named as 2006's honorees.
		The inductees, who exemplify the best in the design and tactical aspects of racing for the Cup, will be honored on the occasion of the Rolex America's Cup Hall of Fame 14th Annual Induction Ceremony on October 26 in New York.
	www.thelog.com /printer/article.asp?c=179539 (1196 words)

	On the Bay
		Legends of America's Cup sailing - Ben Lexcen (born Robert Miller, New South Wales, Australia) and Stephen A. Van Dyck (Clearwater, FL, USA), have been named as the 2006 inductees to the America's Cup Hall of Fame.
		The inductees, who exemplify the best in both the design and tactical aspects of racing for the Cup, will be honored on the occasion of the Rolex America's Cup Hall of Fame 14th Annual Induction Ceremony to be held Thursday, Oct. 26.
		Ben Lexcen is a name synonymous with the winged keel and is known as the most prolific cup designer over the five-match period that ran from 1974 through 1987.
	www.antonnews.com /portwashingtonnews/2006/03/17/sports/otb.html (1007 words)

	32nd America's Cup Official Website - 1983 - Australia II — KA 6
		The place was packed, and Benny (Ben Lexcen) was floating somewhere between the dock and seventh heaven.
		Ben designed the drawings of Challenge 12, a conventional design, after having tested seven models (one-third scale), and then he moved on to Australia II (more than 400 tests, calculations of the keel in 3 D, several hundred hours of simulations).
		Lexcen applied for patents for his keel on February 5th, 1982 at the International Patents Office in The Hague.
	www.americascup.com /en/acclopaedia/boatdestiny/index.php?idIndex=&idContent=1851 (983 words)

	The Starfin designed by Ben Lexcen and Cheyne Horan
		The STARFIN is a surfboard fin that Ben Lexcen and I designed soon after Australia was victorious in the America's Cup of 1980.
		I felt at the time that twins and singles both had their place but maybe there was room for a big change in surfboard fin design..
		The keel that Ben Lexcen had designed for Australia II was quite controversial and Ben was an inspiration to me. One day we phoned him up and asked if he was interested in working on a surfboard fin which he must have thought would be a breeze after a boat keel!.
	www.cheynehoran.com.au /starfin.html (511 words)

	Australia II - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Australia II is a 12-metre class yacht, and the first successful challenger for the America's Cup after 132 years.
		Designed by Ben Lexcen, built by Stephan Ward, owned by Alan Bond and helmed by John Bertrand, the Australia II featured an innovative winged keel design developed by Lexcen with assistance from several Dutch engineers.
		This helped to make it very fast and manoeuvrable in many conditions, and was the most notable and controversial design feature of the boat.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Australia_II (466 words)

	BMW ORACLE Racing Team Blog: The Test of Time
		Lexcen's winged keel and even sought to demonstrate that it was a Dutch
		There should have never been any question that Mr Lexcen was a crucial factor in A II's success and hence deserving of the HoF recognition; but that got lost in the on-going emotion over whether non-Aussies also participated in the design.
		So it is good to see that both Australia II's win, and Ben Lexcen, have withstood the test of time; and heartening to know that the AC rules have been modernized in respect of designers, accommodating the march of time.
	bmworacleracing.twoday.net /stories/1592838 (883 words)

	boats.com - News: Scuttlebutt Europe: February 8
		Bristol, Rhode Island, USA: Legends of America's Cup sailing - Ben Lexcen (born Robert Miller, New South Wales, Australia) and Stephen A. Van Dyck (Clearwater, Fla., USA), have been named as the 2006 inductees to the America's Cup Hall of Fame.
		Dunstan and his crew of Ben Lamb and Andrew Hutchinson have scored eight wins and three losses, coming through undefeated in today's round-robin racing.
		For the international audience the naming of Lexcen will have a positive effect, as many sailors, including this writer saw Lexcen's omission as being inexplicable.
	www.boats.com /content/boat-articles.jsp?contentid=18719 (2655 words)

	SI.com - SI Online - SI Flashback: Why We Lost The America's Cup - Friday February 14, 2003 04:32 PM
		The obvious answer is that the U.S. was outdesigned by Ben Lexcen.
		Ben Lexcen didn't miraculously discover a principle of hydrodynamics that suddenly would make boats go faster.
		What he discovered was a quirk within the rule that made a boat of a certain design -- one with wings on the keel and a particular waterline and a large sail area and all that -- work.
	sportsillustrated.cnn.com /si_online/flashback/03/12/1984/why_we_lost_the_americas_cup (5050 words)

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