Word: sailings
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...boats are 15% longer, with 40% greater sail area than the 12-m craft generally used since the race was revived after World War II. But thanks to ultralight building materials, they weigh 30% less. Their new speed and maneuverability make them crankier, forcing sailing skills to the forefront as a welcome counterpoint to the increasing dominance of technology. Nobody has demonstrated those skills more than "comeback king" Conner. But after surviving the defender semifinals in a last-minute face-off with Koch's high- tech America 3 earlier this month, Conner's Stars & Stripes was trailing Koch's craft...
...could wish for, but the spirited acting and the barren stage lend themselves to a certain charm. The play is acted out against Joe levendusky's economical stage design of four gum trees and an anonymous white mass that might be an anthill or a ship's sail...
...Novus/RCA). Smooth, well-groomed versions of standards, with Pizzarelli (son of sure-handed jazz guitarist Bucky) providing some nimble chording and easygoing vocals. He sings a little like a Sesame Street Chet Baker, but his gently swinging ways still send tunes like the title track out under full sail...
Some observers say Diller is getting out while the getting is good. The film division has floundered with costly snoozers like Dying Young and For the Boys. The TV network could sail back into red ink when it expands from five to seven nights. And Murdoch, now based in Los Angeles, promises or threatens to be a hands-on boss...
...marriage to Anne, mired in comfort and mutual tolerance, will outlast the rough shocks of separation. And what of Strickland's film? Will it be an expose of a hollow man and woman? "You're not making fun of us, are you?" Anne asks Strickland, shortly before Owen sets sail. "There's no reason Strickland should want to make me look bad," Owen reassures his wife...