Word: closson
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Addie Closson skippered, with the crew of Frank Thomson in the "A's" division on Saturday to win 31 points in five races. Fred Hoppin, with crew Pete Chermayeff, took over "A" duties yesterday and won two firsts in seven races...
...Addie Closson had not been edged by a daring move in the "C" division, the Crimson might have swept all three first places. In the final heat, Closson started fast and was holding a big lead until breeze, and his gamble worked as a puff swept him past Closson to win first place...
...Brown on Sunday, the Engineers triumphed for the third straight year in the Lucian Sharpe Trophy competition, defeating Crimson sailors, and teams from the University of Rhode Island, Brown, Princeton, Dartmouth, and the Coast Guard Academy. Crimson skipper in the "B" division, Addie Closson, had a tough break in the third heat when he was disqualified because his centerboard became fouled in the anchor line of the windward marker. In the "A" division, Fred Hoppin won the seventh heat, but it was not enough to place the Crimson high in the final standings...
...winning Crimson crew scored 22 points by sweeping both firsts in the "A" division and taking two thirds in the "B" events. Ashton Langworthy and Addison Closson skippered the winning class "A" crafts, and Phil Tierney and Tom Townsend piloted the third-place "B" entrants. M.I.T. finished close behind the winners with 19 points, Radcliffe and Northeastern University tied for third place, and Boston College took fourth...
...Crimson entered four beats, the skippers of which were Cartor Brown, Addison Closson, A. C. Langworthy, and Fred Hoppin. Since the races were held within Larchmont Harbor, conditions were similar to those which the Crimson are accustomed to on the Charles, although the water was slightly choppier. A jammed center-board resulted in one boat's capsizing and reduced the Crimson entries to three after the third race...