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...HAP MOORE TEAM RACE TROPHY REGATTA
Kerry talks all the time about the lessons he learned in Vietnam but rarely about what he did there. The story of how he saved Green Beret Jim Rassmann from the Bay Hap River under fire in 1969 would never have been told if Rassmann hadn't offered to tell it--dramatically, on the eve of the Iowa caucuses. Years ago, three of the Vietnam combat veterans Kerry served with in the Senate--John McCain, Bob Kerrey and Max Cleland--told me something that Kerry had never even hinted at: that Kerry had come to their rescue on occasions when...
...Kerry get it? On the Bay Hap River on March 13, 1969, a mine exploded under Kerry's boat, driving shrapnel into his arm and knocking Green Beret Jim Rassmann overboard. Despite heavy fire, Kerry turned the boat around and pulled Rassmann back on board with his good...
...Crimson managed to win the White Trophy at the New England Sloop Championships—therefore qualifying for North American Sloops—as well as secure an Ivy title and take a third-place finish at the Hap Moore Team Race over the weekend...
Meanwhile several other members of the sailing squad were at the Coast Guard Academy competing in the Hap Moore Team Race. Led by sophomore Genny Tulloch, freshman Clay Johnson and captain Cardwell Potts, the Crimson earned third place, but was only one victory away from winning the event. The team racing event is challenging format where all teams have three boats and the squad with a better combination of finishes wins. In such a setting, strategy—across all three team boats—is of the utmost importance...