Word: windwards
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...from Susan. She was an International-class sloop that Bus sailed in 1950-thereby launching one of the most phenomenal winning streaks in U.S. yachting history. The International skippers whom Bus took on that summer were the elite of U.S. racing: Arthur Knapp, regarded as the best sailor to windward in the business; Bill Luders, a topnotch helmsman and naval architect; and Shields-the very man who had introduced the International to the U.S. 14 years before.-Bus beat them all-that year, the next, the next, the next, the next, the next, the next, and the next. Since...
This time at Newport, the crucial moment (see diagram) came 2 min. before the starting cannon, when Cunningham, after crossing the line early, swung Columbia around to get back onside. Instantly, Mosbacher spun Intrepid's wheel; his foredeck crew ran up a jib to windward-and in a flash Intrepid cut inside Columbia to gain the right of way. When Mosbacher jibed and crossed the starting line, Columbia was hopelessly backwinded and 40 sec. behind...
...boat was still a long way from demonstrating her full potential. "We've been having spinnaker problems," he said. "We've got to make changes in our sails. There's plenty still to be done." But experts were impressed by Intrepid's speed to windward-a crucial talent, since fully half of the 24.3-mile America's Cup course consists of windward beats. And they could hardly fail to applaud the performance put on by Mosbacher and his well-drilled crew during the third race against Constellation. Thirty-five times Connie tacked; 33 times Mosbacher...
...long stabilizing skeg, plus a narrow "tab rudder" mounted on the unusually short keel. Controlled with its own wheel in the helmsman's cockpit, the tab will perform something like the trim tabs on aircraft ailerons, which balance planes for level, effortless flight. When beating to windward, the tab should offset the boat's natural tendency to round up into the wind. On reaches and spinnaker runs, the two rudders can be linked together for maximum steering control...
...spectator boats turned back. An old hand at match racing (he was Gretel's helmsman in 1962), Dame Pattie's Skipper Jock Sturrock caught Gretel going the wrong way at the start and gradually widened the gap to 1 min. 54 sec.-mostly during the beats to windward, in which Gretel hobbyhorsed badly while Dame Pattie slid smoothly through the crashing swells. It was the second race, in smooth seas and light winds, that certified Dame Pattie as a "flyer." Once again, Sturrock beat Gretel's skipper, Archie Robertson, to the start. By the first mark, Dame...