Word: skippering
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...along the world's coastlines, where the bulk of merchant shipping still plies its way, the new navigator may soon prove indispensable. Though the first commercial models may cost upwards of $10,000, the price is expected eventually to come within pocketbook range of the well-heeled amateur skipper...
When the sea winds howl and the ship wallows, the smart skipper heaves to and rides out the storm. By this standard, the Navy's new Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral David Lamar McDonald, 57, is as wise as they come...
...seven schools competing in today's regatta are Harvard, M.I.T., Babson Boston University, Boston College, Tufts, and Northeastern. Three separate divisions will be run, with one boat from each college in each division. Captain Stookey, Prince, and Bello will skipper the Crimson entries. The triangle course in the basin is about one and a quarter miles long, and, weather permitting, can be covered in 25 minutes...
Norris Hoyt, the oldest non-Harvard member of the Yacht Club, will be the skipper. He has already been commissioned by Life magazine to do an article on the voyage, which will appear in an issue at the end of July or the beginning of August...
...division" race, a double-protest was lodged by Harvard skipper Tim Prince and the Coast Guard captain. Both boats were disqualified by the Race Committee. If Harvard had won the protest or if both protests had been disallowed, Harvard would have gained the necessary points to win the series...