Gordon Ingate

{{short description|Australian sailor (born 1926)}}

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Gordon Wilson Ingate OAM (born 29 March 1926) is an Australian sailor who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics, sailing in the Tempest class keelboat.{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/in/gordon-ingate-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418093016/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/in/gordon-ingate-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 April 2020 |accessdate=15 January 2018}} He also finished a close second overall in the 1972 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race, skippering the famous yacht Caprice of Huon, beaten only by USA America's Cup sailor Ted Turner sailing a converted 12-metre, American Eagle.{{cite web | url=https://www.thefreelibrary.com/Ingate+sets+age+record%3A+Gordon+Ingate+has+set+another+age+record+in...-a0457693291 | title=Ingate sets age record: Gordon Ingate has set another age record in the Prince Philip Cup. - Free Online Library }}

Ingate skippered 12-Metre Gretel II in the 1977 America's Cup but was eliminated by Sweden in the challengers' trials.{{cite web | url=https://www.rsys.com.au/queen-s-birthday-honour-for-gordon-ingate/ | title=Queen's Birthday Honour for Gordon Ingate }}

At the age of 91 he won the Prince Philip Cup/Australian Dragon Class Championship at the Metung Yacht Club in Victoria, held between 7–13 January 2018, racing his yacht Whimsical with crew Amy Walsh and David Giles.[https://afloat.ie/sail/sailing-classes/dragons/item/38205-veteran-sailor-gordon-ingate-an-inspiration-for-us-all Veteran Sailor Gordon Ingate An Inspiration For Us All] In 2020, he received a Lifetime Achievement Award from Australian Sailing.{{cite web | url=https://www.rsys.com.au/as-honours-gordon-ingate/ | title=AS honours Gordon Ingate }}

Ingate is a longstanding member of the Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron and the New York Yacht Club.{{cite web | url=https://www.rsys.com.au/queen-s-birthday-honour-for-gordon-ingate/ | title=Queen's Birthday Honour for Gordon Ingate }}