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...finish in fourth, Radcliffe, which last competed at nationals in 1989, had to adjust to a different type of boat, since 420s, instead of Larks, are used in national competitions. More importantly, they had to outsail some solid teams...

Author: By Jay K. Varma, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: W. Sailors Pull Upset, Qualify for Nationals | 4/22/1992 | See Source »

...marriage and giving no pain to his patient, long-suffering wife? Answers eventually arrive, but not before some spirited narrative interludes: vivid scenes of hunting and "sticking" swordfish on the high seas, a sexual encounter that turns into an extended bout of mud wrestling, a hair-raising attempt to outsail a major hurricane...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Deep Currents | 7/17/1989 | See Source »

...winds pick up as they are predicted to do, many old salts think that Conner, considered the best 12-meter skipper in the world, can outsail the "Plastic Fantastic." Stars & Stripes is designed for high wind and heavy seas. When Conner was asked if the Kiwis had a psychological advantage because of their proximity to Australia and the ecstatic backing from home, he said, "They have 3 1/2 million New Zealanders behind them. We'll have 200 million Americans behind us when we meet...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Victory for Plastic Fantastic | 12/29/1986 | See Source »

...Essex River. They had put on no snubbing line so the craft bedded into the soft earth of the opposite bank. Paid for by Mr. and Mrs. Thebaud, their son-in-law Robert McCurdy. and Basset Jones - all "summer people"; built by Capt. Arthur D. Story; designed to outsail any fishing boat afloat, the Gertrude L. Thebaud will go to the Grand Banks for a summer of fishing to season her for the fish-schooner races in the fall...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Launchings | 4/21/1930 | See Source »

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