Word: fleetly
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Cross was sailing by the Americas Cup bouy long before Courageous was towed out by its tender two hours before the 12:10 start of the race. The Cross was followed about by her tender and watched with curiosity by the then-small spectator fleet that had begun to gather near the starting line. She even received a rousing round of applause from the 80-or-so paying spectators as she tacked next to the Coast Guard Cutter Vigilant, which patrolled the boundary of the race course...
...starting time drew near, the fleet began to swell. The sails filled the horizen like an invading armada preparing a disorganized attack on the enemy. The two contestants paced back and forth by the committee boat waiting for the Olympic course to be posted, as the fleet of Coast Guard cutters and patrol boats attempted to beat back the invading armada...
...spectating fleet in itself was a sight, as the yachts jockied for front line position, often narrowly avoiding collisions in an attempt to see the thoroughbreds of sailboat racing up close. The passenger ferries came out packed to the railings with ogling tourists pushing and shoving to get a view. The large craft listed to the side facing the action as the mob jeered a patrol boat engaged in battle with the portly ferry, trying to herd it back behind the lines...
...white squad scored three more touchdowns in the scrimmage, largely on the efforts of the fleet-footed Tsitsos. He scored on a 3-yard dive and on a 48-yard run. He set up the other touchdown play, a 1-yard plunge by Ed Cronin, with a 57-yard screen pass from Milt Holt...
...Increase the size of the regional bus fleet from its current 2,100 to 3,300 buses...