Well Mark, it's either urban legend or, for a continent/country/island with the population of Australia, they have a very high percentage of dumbasses.

Now Ozzies, don't get me wrong, I think the Aussie sense of humor is second to none, but eye sockets? I do remember that when the crew of Dame Pattie showed up in Newport, they were a veteran crew in their 30's and 40's racing guys in their 20's (except for skippers). Sadly, Dame Pattie should have been named Damn Pity because it was one of the slowest 12 Metres ever. But the Aussies came to town with T-Shirts saying, on the front--"We may be slow but we're good" and on the back--"Daughters, guard your mothers."

Spaw