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...Minnesota, where Schoettle lives and is tenured at the University of Minnesota Law School, the pair will begin an intense, month-long campaign that will culminate at the trials against the best Tempest sailors in the country...

Author: By William E. Stedman, | Title: Berg Rejoins Race for Olympic Berth | 5/1/1976 | See Source »

...with Hans Fogh, one of the top sail designers in the world; then to San Diego for more sail-testing with two-time Yatchsman of the Year Dennis Conner; to Annapolis, Maryland, for the Eastern Eliminations; and finally up to Noroton, Connecticut, to tune up with the top American Tempest sailors Jack and Jim Linville or with Canadians Allan and Lorne Leibel...

Author: By William E. Stedman, | Title: Berg Rejoins Race for Olympic Berth | 5/1/1976 | See Source »

...Melbourne and came within 15 seconds of a bronze medal, and in 1960 served as an alternate for the 5.5 an Finn class. His brother crewed for Dr. Briton Chance in a 5.5 in the 1952 Olympics and came home with a gold medal, and finished second in a Tempest to Glen Foster in the 1972 U.S. trials and went to Keil as an alternate. He is no stranger to Olympic sailing...

Author: By William E. Stedman, | Title: Berg Rejoins Race for Olympic Berth | 5/1/1976 | See Source »

...pace is not an easy one to keep up with, even if it is only every four years. This year, the serious Tempest competitors will have spent from $10,000 to $15,000 and thousands of hours on the water and in the sail-loft by the time the trials are over...

Author: By William E. Stedman, | Title: Berg Rejoins Race for Olympic Berth | 5/1/1976 | See Source »

...finale, he chose Berg as his crew. Berg has the size required to sail the Tempest, which has a relatively ineffective keel and a large sail area of 247.6 square feet, making the job of keeping the boat flat in heavy air suited to a big crew. Berg is 6 ft., 3 in. and weighs 230 pounds. "And I could go up another 15 pounds for the trials," he adds...

Author: By William E. Stedman, | Title: Berg Rejoins Race for Olympic Berth | 5/1/1976 | See Source »

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