... Sailing MOST small-boat racing enthusiasts would eagerly welcome the chance to question Britain's gold medal sailors. Pattisson and Macdonald-Smith about the convincing way In wt kh they trounced the opposition at the Olympic Regatta last year. Members ...

... motive, for this is an amateur show —to colour the words used in describing the thrills of sailing or the merits of the particular class of boat that they sail. By comparison with Crystal Palace, then, the conference in Birmingham was lacking . . no-one ...

... SAILS FOR ANTARCTICA The Royal Research Ship John Briscoe left Southampton yesterday on her fourth annual voyage to British bases in the Antarctic. She is carrying 24 scientists and technicians who will wort ^ at the baaea for periods up to two years ...

... Sailing fIRGANISER/3 of moat events are worried about the number of spectators. Usually a maximum number is required to avoid financial loss, but it is different with America's Cup matches. Britain is at the moment a spectator herself, waiting at least ...

... Sailing THreal sailing enthusiast may nave spent all his sailing hours cramped (although ne will nor admit to physical discomfort) in a small boat, his front side soaked with perspiration, and his other side soaked by splashing water. Or he may be a big ...

... fall foul of sailing interests should also come under the R Y A's umbrella, and yet to some extent this has already been achieved with the formation of the all-embracing sports councils. The RYA expects to be faced with problems in the sailing sphere: it ...

... Sailing opponents choose to pay as little as possible. What merchant shipping acts have to do with two people sailing 12-foot boats on a river that Is only 40 feet wide and more than 120 miles from the sea is a little difficult to work out. It is far ...

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... Sailing THE appeal for blue belts round cities, made by Mr. Richard Crossman, now Leader of the House of Commons, when he was Minister of Housing and Local Government, sounded rather like a wrestling expression. But Mr. Crossman was merely wrestling ...

... SAILING Britain won the fifth race for the international catamaran trophy—the little America's Cup—against Australia at Thorpe Bay, by four races to one, so retaining the trophy. Club results MIDLAND SPORTS POOL Astm Viilv 6100 a 19371). LS 23030). L ...

... Sailing VIC LEWIS ON INITIATING A NEW MEMBER M taking up sailing for the second time. the man confided to me. and I'm liking It much better. I was intrigued and asked for more details. Apparently. two years ago. the urge to sail grew strong enough ...

... Sailing NEWCOMER to sailing told me that he recently visited a sailing club but did not like the way a lot of people shouted at each other during the racing. I knew exactly what he meant. He was bitshiny unaware that he was describing the club to ...