Word: skippering
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SENTENCE BEGUN. CAPTAIN JOSEPH HAZELWOOD, 53, former skipper of the Exxon Valdez; after nine years of appeals; in Anchorage. In 1990 a jury convicted Hazelwood of negligently spilling 11 million gal. of oil into Prince William Sound. Hazelwood began his 1,000 hours of community service by picking up roadside junk and working in a soup kitchen...
With a new coach and a fresh perspective in first-year skipper Jim Floerchinger, and the re-entrenchment of a healthy Mike Zimmerman at the 2-meter spot, a return to the form that brought the team a 15-8 season and earned Zimmerman All-America accolades in 1996 seemed well within reach...
...Harvard women's sailing team-which finished in seventh place in the women's national competition earlier in the week-also earned individual awards. Lauren Toretta and Margaret Gill each received All-America honors for their work as crew and skipper, respectively...
...thing is that I'm not the only regular class-skipper out there. One advantage of a large school like Harvard is that an absence, even in section, is not likely to get noticed. What we give up in personal attention form our instructors we gain in anonymity. "Face time" means relatively little, and we re judged largely on the quality of the written work we submit...
...House Master and Dean of the Extension School Michael Shinagel told The Crimson last year that he views his role as "the skipper of a major cruise ship" and has been known to offer exotic foods such as sushi at masters' open houses. Co-master Marjorie North teaches students public speaking and drama in informal seminars. The masters' penthouse residence has been cited as one of the most glorious apartments in Boston...