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Harvard has traditionally specialized in the single-handed competitions to the relative exclusion of sloop racing, and should prove to be a force this season...
...world run at Venter speed. "I've always felt in a hurry to get things accomplished," he cheerfully confesses. He is in constant motion--lecturing in Europe, raising money on Wall Street, opening satellite centers in California. The closest he comes to relaxing is sailing on his 82-ft. sloop, the Sorcerer. Even that's a challenge. "He seldom goes for a day sail," says his wife Claire Fraser, a noted molecular biologist. "When he goes sailing, he's got to cross oceans...
Strothman, one of two All-American selections on the Harvard sailing team this year, has enjoyed a remarkable and award-filled season during his senior year. He placed third at the New England Sloop Championship with sophomore Jack Donohue and qualified for the New England Championships earlier in the season. In the Coast Guard single-handed elimination in September, a regatta that focuses on individual finishes, Strothman easily dominated the field and placed first in his single-handed eight-race event...
...England Sloop Championships, Donahue and Strothman were just edged out by a very tough Tufts team for the final spot in the national championships. The Harvard team sailed the physically demanding sloop boat very well for the tournament. The sloop is new to collegiate competition, but usually requires a crew of 500 pounds...
...Crew--6th out of 29at HoC M. H. Crew--7th out of 45 at HoC W. H. Crew--14th out of 59 at HoC W. Tennis at ECACs SATURDAY FOOTBALL 20, Holy Cross 14, OT C. Sailing--3rd at NE Sloop Champ. C. Sailing--11th at Navy Fall Inter. W. Sailing--9th at Yale Inter. M. SOCCER 2, Holy Cross 1, OT W. VOLLEYBALL 3, Penn 2 W. Tennis at ECACs FRIDAY M. C. COUNTRY--4th at New Eng. W. C. COUNTRY--7th at New Eng. Field Hockey 6, PROVIDENCE...