Word: yachtsmen
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...days of racing off Newport ended the cruise. Twenty-two year old Elizabeth ("Sis") Hovey, sailing her father's Istalena, beat Secretary of the Navy Charles Francis Adams (called "Chick" by fellow yachtsmen) in the Vanitie to win the Astor Cup for sloops; Rowe B. Metcalf's Sachem won the Astor Cup for schooners. Next day, in a fine fresh breeze, Weetamoe won the cup presented by King George V, beating Valiant by one second over the 30-mile triangular course...
...Despite all King Edward's blustering, the squadron consistently refused to admit Sir Thomas. No reasons were ever given, but gossipeers said it was because Sir Thomas was "in trade," that his America's Cup racing was considered pure advertising for Lipton's Tea. A few yachtsmen have made the additional point that for all Sir Thomas's racing, he knows nothing about yachting. He has seldom been on a Shamrock in an important race. He leaves everything to his well-paid sailing masters...
Many U. S. yachtsmen were on that lawn last week. The Squadron may be proud, but it is also punctilious. The U. S. owners of the yachts which had raced across the ocean (TIME, Aug. 3) were all given the privileges of the club for Cowes Week. They were quick to learn other peculiarities of "the most exclusive club in the -world...
...organization which occupies the basement of Architect Benjamin Howard Marshall's gay pink house. So quietly, bothering no one, does Baha'i meet, that last week's celebration of the Bab's martyrdom (with readings and prayers led by Mrs. Corrine True of Wilmette) went quite unnoticed by the yachtsmen...
...create the right sort of sentiment so that nearly every yacht would be placed in commission this year, thus creating more work all around. We would not have sailors looking for work, there would be more paint, oil and gasoline, food and other ship's supplies purchased. If yachtsmen could only be assured that it is their duty at this time to keep their yachts in commission, it would help the general situation which all of us are trying to relieve...