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...keel to get more speed in light air, and he was a mite discouraged by his boat's record of four losses, only one victory. "It's too early to start blaming the boat," he insisted. "Our tactics need sharpening. Twice in a row, we overstood the windward marks. Several times we used the wrong spinnakers. We're just making mistakes...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Yachting: Giving Them the Bird | 6/19/1964 | See Source »

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