America's Cup as an international sporting competition. He also skippered Dame Pattie, Australia's second America's Cup challenger, in 1967, which was beaten 4–0 by the highly controversial defender Intrepid. He also represented Australia multiple times as an ocean racing skipper in the Admiral's Cup (England) and the Clipper Cup (Hawaii), managed two successful Australian campaigns for the International Catamaran Challenge Trophy (the 'Little America's Cup'), and sailed in the Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race 11 times. Between 1972 and 1980 he was a member of the Olympic Fund Raising Committee. Jock Sturrock was recognised as the 1962 Australian of the Year, the 1962 Australian Yachtsman of the Year, and the 1962 Australian Sportsperson of the Year (the Lindy Trophy). In 1975 he was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) for services to yachting. In 1985 he was inducted into the Sport Australia Hall of Fame as an 'Athlete Member', and in 1994 was elevated to a 'Legend of Australian Sports'. In June 2018 Jock was posthumously recognised by The Australian Sailing Team's Alumni Program as the first sailor to represent Australia in an Olympic class boat at an Olympic Games or World Championships and achieve a top 10 performance, by the awarding of the No.1 Barranjoey Medal. In October 2018 he was inducted into the Australian Sailing Hall of Fame. Military service Jock served in the 46th Battalion of the Australian Army from 1940 to 1945, rising in rank from private to captain within his first two years. In February 1942 he was seconded as a liaison officer to HQ 3rd Division 2AIF, and subsequently trained for long-range specialist reconnaissance, intelligence gathering and sabotage behind enemy lines. In December 1943 was appointed adjutant to LHQ Tactical School (Jungle Warfare) on Rainy Mountain near Kuranda in Queensland. During 1943 and 1944 he saw active service in Papua New Guinea on three separate occasions, serving as an intelligence officer with both HQ New Guinea Force and HQ 3rd Division 2AIF during the war against the Japanese 51st Division at the Battle of Wau and the Salamaua–Lae campaign. His duty was the gathering of intelligence from outlying spotter posts behind enemy lines, and carrying orders and intelligence back and forth along the Black Cat Track and the Buisaval Track between front-line troops and HQ. It also included a 6-week period in July/August 1943 when he was promoted in