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...Skipper Barbara Grant '73 and crew Kathy Angell '74 piloted their craft to a win over Boston University, Jackson and M.I.T. "They're continuing to dominate women's sailing this fall," coach Michael Horn said after the regatta...
Formidable Force. The skipper of the Ricketts was acting out of habit. Since World War II, the Mediterranean has been an American promenade from the Dardanelles to Gibraltar, 2,330 miles to the west. A formidable task force of warships and combat-ready Marines was posted in the Mediterranean to protect the southern flank of NATO, to "project force ashore" in the event of political crises,* and simply to show the U.S. flag. For a long time the Mediterranean was an American lake; any warship sighted was bound to be either friendly, neutral or innocuous...
...front. The Mediterranean, which was for NATO part of the zone of the interior, a rear area, is now within the battle zone." Concern filters down to officers at sea with the fleet. "There is no feeling now of being on a second team," says Captain John E. Hansen, skipper of the 62,000-ton carrier Franklin D. Roosevelt. Says Commander Richard Hopper, who heads the Roosevelt's 75-plane air group: "This used to be a sunshine cruise. Pilots volunteered from here for Viet Nam. Now the action is here...
...tiller of the ship of state, he grabs the tiller of his 41-ft. sloop Morning Cloud. In fact, critics feel, he shows more devotion to Morning Cloud than to Britain. Opposition Leader Harold Wilson has called Heath a "part-time" Prime Minister, and the daily Sun has accused "Skipper Ted" of "sitting bronzed and beaming at the helm while the economy of the U.K. sinks slowly." The squalls of outrage really blew up when Heath, intent on winning a place in the ocean-going Admiral's Cup Race in August, went to a qualifying race instead...
Barbic Grant and Julie Bradley in Division "A" took two firsts in the six races for 18 points and second in the division, while Janice Stroud, skippering for the first time this year, rook low-point skipper honors in Division "B" with a mere 13 points. Kathy Angell crewed for Stroud...