Word: sloop
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...night, Naval Architect Olin Stephens was seen tinkering with Valiant, his latest 12-meter design. Near by, Skipper-Designer Charlie Morgan Jr. was hard at work seeking to improve his golden-hulled Heritage. At another slip, the crew of Helmsman Bill Picker's Intrepid lounged on the sloop's deck, sporting green-and-white buttons that declared PICKER IS QUICKER...
...speech to civil servants about his plans for streamlining the governmental system, Heath presided over a 50-minute Cabinet meeting and pondered the legislative priorities that would become the framework of the Queen's speech at the opening of Parliament this week. Then, at the helm of his sloop Morning Cloud, he competed in a 60-mile race around the Isle of Wight...
Hard fought though they were, the preliminaries have little bearing on which of the three slender sloops will be selected to defend the cup for the U.S. That will be decided in the final trials off Newport, R.I., beginning Aug. 18. Nonetheless, the races afforded yachting fans their first look at the sleek new fleet of U.S. 12-meters. The differences are subtle, for under the restrictive and complex formula for the 12-meter class,breakthroughs are carefully measured in inches and ounces. The U.S. boats: VALIANT is the early favorite for the simple reason that her designer, Olin Stephens...
Radcliffe sailors continued their domination of New England women's regattas with a first in the Radcliffe Spring Invitational-the Sloop Shrew Trophy-on the Charles last weekend...