What is John Bertrand?
'''John Bertrand''' is an [[Australian]] [[yacht]]sman. He was born on 20 December 1946 in [[Chelsea, Victoria]]. He has one [[brother]] who has the same hobby. Bertrand sailed yacht with his brother every afternoon on [[Port Phillip Bay]]. Bertrand went to [[Monash University]] in [[Melbourne]], [[Australia]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.monash.edu.au/alumni/find/profiles/prominent-alumni//john-bertrand.html |title=Mr John Bertrand AM |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date= |website= |publisher=Monash University |accessdate=23 December 2014}}</ref> He took a mechanical engineering class. He eventually went across to [[Massachusetts Institute of Technology]]. After completing these courses, he won lots of yacht in competitions in his community. He then went to the [[1972 Summer Olympics]]. He came fourth in the finn competition. In 1976 Bertrand won a [[Medal|bronze medal]] at the [[Olympic Games]] also for the finn competition. In 1983, Bertrand was the [[captain]] of the ''Australia II'' at the [[America's Cup]]. The [[weather]] at the start of the race was rough but then calmed down. On the last race Australia was losing by 55 seconds but then they caught back that time and won.<ref>Barbara Lloyd, 'Return of the Milkman', ''Cruising World'' (January 1995), p. 12</ref> Bertrand’s team was the first to beat the [[United States]] in the America's Cup in 132 years.<ref>''The Sport Psych Handbook'', ed. Shane M. Murphy (Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics, 2005), p. 277</ref> == References == {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Bertrand, John}} [[Category:1946 births]] [[Category:Sportspeople from Victoria (Australia)]] [[Category:Living people]] {{bio-stub}}