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...literally did not wake up until 12:00, and we sailed like we weren't there in the morning," Bowers said. "We went out in the afternoon and took first in all of our races. That was an indication of how we can really sail...
Horn explained that the challenge now is to field a strong second boat to sail for the rest of the season. Since most of the regattas have two divisions, the performance of the second boat is just as critical in the overall standings...
...badly damaged the patrolling frigate U.S.S. Stark, apparently accidentally, and killed 37 of its crew. The carrier-based planes would be refueled in air, six at a time, by KC-10 airborne tankers, and arrive over their targets ready to fight. In addition, the battleship Wisconsin is soon to sail directly into the gulf, where it will join the guided-missile ships of the Joint Task Force Middle East. They are all armed with Tomahawk cruise missiles that can hit targets in Iraq...
...comfort to the 1,200 residents of Johnston Island, which is only two miles long. The Army concedes that terrorists could try to sabotage the cargo, but it minimizes the threat. As a precaution, however, it will not disclose just when the two ships carrying the chemicals will set sail or give any hint of the course they will take...
Even if the Mars race fails to come off, Staehle says, his group plans to fly a test sail in space, "operating on a shoestring, if necessary," to prove the concept of space sailing. Eventually, he is convinced, great sailships will ply the trade routes between Earth, the moon and Mars and even fly to the stars...