Story: Willetts, Albert Leslie and Willetts, Alexander William

Albert Leslie 'Trotter' Willetts (left) and his crew after winning the Sanders Cup in 1947

Albert Leslie 'Trotter' Willetts (left) and his crew after winning the Sanders Cup in 1947

In 1947 'Trotter' Willetts and his crew (from second left) Ross Croad, Eddie Croad and son Les Willetts, sailed the Daphne to victory in the Sanders Cup.

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Jason Corkin. 'Willetts, Albert Leslie and Willetts, Alexander William', Dictionary of New Zealand Biography, first published in 1998. Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/biographies/4w18/willetts-albert-leslie (accessed 29 March 2024)