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Ben Lexcen
Personal information
Birth nameRobert Clyde Miller
Full nameBenjamin Lexcen
NationalityAustralian
Born(1936-03-19)19 March 1936
Boggabri, New South Wales, Australia
Died1 May 1988(1988-05-01) (aged 52)
Manly, New South Wales, Australia
Height1.83 m (6.0 ft)
Sailing career
ClassSoling
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.

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