Bob Holmes interviewed by Neil Bennetts [sound recording]
- Bib ID:
- 1176247
- Format:
- Audio
- Author:
- Holmes, Bob, 1939-, interviewee
- Access Conditions:
- Access open for research; written permission required for personal copies and public use during the lifetime of the interviewee.
- Description:
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- 1980 Aug. 28
- 1 tape reel (ca. 76 min.) : mono. ; 5 in.
- Summary:
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Bob Holmes, former World eighteen foot skiff champion, speaks about winning five, eighteen foot skiff World Championships; designing and developing eighteen foot skiffs; his family background; his childhood in Sydney; sailing competitively from age 9 in VJs and later in sixteen foot skiffs; his wife and family; working as a boat builder and shipwright; his yacht brokerage company; the current boating industry in Australia; ocean yacht racing including in the Admirals Cup; and the keys to success in competitive sailing.
- Notes:
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- Recorded in Sydney, New South Wales on 28 August 1980.
- Digital master available National Library of Australia
- Index/Finding Aid Note:
- Transcript available (typescript, 25 leaves)
- Subject:
- Other authors/contributors:
- Bennetts, Neil, 1943-2011, interviewer
- Copyright:
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In Copyright
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- Reason for copyright status:
- Until 2050 [Created/Published Date + 70 Years]
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- Material type:
- Sound Recording
- Published status:
- Unpublished
- Creation date:
- 1980
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