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...windward to blanket McNamara's sails, the chance to skim first around the buoy. Frantically trying to make up lost ground, McNamara and his crew then did the incredible once again. The spinnaker was billowing; then as they jibed, flutter, flutter, there it was, snarled around the headstay. This time it took 2 min. 35 sec. to un tangle the mess, and by then Bill Cox was well ahead and home free for the championship...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sailing: A Skipper's Test | 9/9/1966 | See Source »

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