Longley's Endeavour/Home Grown Australian Story : Season 1 Episode 22
ABC 30m int(0)
Aired: October 23rd, 1996 @ 8:00 PM EST on ABC
Longley's Endeavour: John Longley, the man behind the Endeavour replica, tells his own story for the first time. As the Endeavour sails off triumphantly to England, Longley talks frankly about the financial struggles, the heartache and personal hardship that dogged the twelve year project. He and his wife Jenny recall the triumphant years of the ascendancy of Alan Bond culminating in the Americas Cup win. Longley also reflects on the subsequent downfall of Alan Bond and the manner in which the jailed tycoon has been completely abandoned by all his friends apart from a...