Word: windwards
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...Movement, which attempted an abortive anti-Trujillo invasion from Cuba in 1959. To exactly what extent Bosch himself knew of the Castroite involvement is unclear. The fact remains that in the past few weeks, according to intelligence sources, considerable numbers of Cuban-trained Dominicans have been slipping across the Windward Passage. Last week three boats loaded with about 65 Dominicans were seen leaving the Cuban port of Santiago. "I reported the conspiracy to President Reid for 15 or 20 consecutive days," says Wessin y Wessin, "but he paid no attention...
...heat held at M.I.T., Crimson ace Time Prince won eight out of ten races. In one race he lost his main sheet and dropped to second place as he sailed the windward leg re-threading the sheet. He regained his lead on the leeward leg, however, and finished first despite the mishap...
...first three races, Britain's Peter Scott had at least outmaneuvered Constellation's Bob Bavier at the start, had lost because Sovereign simply could not stay in the same water with the U.S. boat on the windward legs. But last week Scott did not even have the satisfaction of the start. Running along the starting line, he cut across too soon, had to wear back to the line, and start all over again. By then, Bavier had Constellation off and running, six boat-lengths ahead. Scott tried a few desultory tacks, mostly for exercise, then sat back...
...eventually was a difficult-and genuinely sportsmanlike-move on the part of Eric Ridder, 46, her skipper and part owner. Though Ridder is a crackerjack blue-water sailor, he never could get the better of Eagle's Bill Cox. So he turned the start and the all-important windward legs over to his second in command, Bob Bavier, 46. "It takes a big man to remain in the background while another man steers his dream," said a crew member, but Ridder wanted the cup more than the dream...
...field to capture "just one-just one prisoner." The militia commander replied that he could not even get a clear view of the guerrillas, much less catch one. Duvalier claims that the rebels are Communists from Cuba, has asked the U.S. to run reconnaissance flights over the Windward Passage. The U.S. found no evidence of any Cuban invasion effort...