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...lead and lost to Columbia by 4 min. 16 sec. The likeliest candidate was Columbia, the rebuilt (at a cost of $125,000) 1958 Cup winner, which was refurbished all over again after losing twice to Intrepid in last month's observation trials, and her mainsheet winch was now located below decks...
...course off Newport, R.I. To keep the boat's center of gravity low and thus increase her stability in a breeze, Stephens prescribed lightweight titanium for the top third of Intrepid's 90-ft. mast, even went so far as to set the heavy sheet winches below decks rather than topside-which brought cracks that he ought to install sun lamps for the winch tenders...
...same simple principle in a tether? So Marton built a new space line of interlocking aluminum balls and collars, all strung on a central cable. When the cable is loose, the tether is completely flexible, bending at each ball joint. But when tightened by a winch or a similar device, the cable pulls all parts together and in effect freezes the line in whatever position it is in. It then becomes the functional equivalent of a stick. If the astronaut's power pack has malfunctioned but he is otherwise alright, he can pull himself in, hand over hand...
...winch system that raises and lowers portions of the set malfunctioned during the next-to-last scene of The Good Woman of Setzuan, smashing part of the set and almost causing a disaster on stage...
...stage movement works best in small, humorous scenes like the early one of the itching, scratching, sneezing, retching freeloaders in Shen Te's tobacco store, and in the finale when a congregation of riffraff salutes the gods with raised mop as the "illustrious ones" fly away on a winch-raised cloud...