Word: boated
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...Crimson quad (four oarsmen plying double ears) upset a confident Fairmont Boat Club quad, the National Champion, and an all-champion Harvard four carrying the Union Heat Club flag won the Navy Cup for its class championship...
Intercollegiate yachting calls mainly for two crack sailors from each school, since most regattas consist of a series of short race in "A" and "B" divisions with only one boat from each school in each race. But a strong sailing college must have a well rounded squad, because as many as three regattas may occur on the same day and occasional races in which more than two men can enter are held...
Putnam, who holds down the jobs of Yacht Club commodore, sailing team captain, and Intercollegiate Yacht Racing Association president, has sailed boats of almost every description. But his forte is small-boat sailing, and Putnam is co-defending champion of the Boston Dinghy...
Small as they may be, dinghies require a crew, not so much to help the skipper handle the boat but to keep the tiny catboat from tipping over in rough weather. Mike Post and John Gardiner have steady jobs as crews for Putnam and Scullay...
There are no such expressions as a "fast boat' 'and a "slow boat." All dinghios in a particular class are identical in construction, and, consequently, racing laurols go to the real sailor and not to the man who has simply the advantage of a good boat. Many regattas are now run on a round-robin basis, whereby the same skipper never gets the chance to race twice in the same boat...