Word: centerboard
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...Bryan Price: the International 5-0-5 Class world sailing championship; in a stiff breeze off Larchmont, N.Y. Australian Price handled his 16-ft. centerboard Sundowner as though it was wearing a motor, blew U.S. Air Force Lieut. Henry Schefter into second place, and whipped 52 other contestants from eight countries...
...U.R.I. crew was able to show that the boat had a defective centerboard, though, and received a different boat, in which they won the race. The final meet score was U.R.I. 143, Harvard 140, with M.I.T. third (125) and the Coast Guard fourth (106). High-point skipper for the championships was Mike Horn, at 72 points for the B division series. Carter Ford was tied with U.R.I.'s skipper for high-point honors in the A division with 68 points...
Princeton's man-made Lake Carnegie has many lurking pitfalls, not the least of which are an average depth of four feet and an abundance of weeds. Princeton sailors are accomplished experts at cleaning weeds out of the rudder and centerboard without losing boat speed and were accordingly a pre-meet favorite...
...entire regatta was marred by breakdowns. One boat capsized, and a rudder, a centerboard, and a traveler were put out of commission. Horn's wrecked mast was the only Crimson casualty...
...washtub. Traditionally, the rulers of the sea have been rakish racing machines of 60 ft. or more with deep, stabilizing keels. But the 38-ft. 8-in. Finisterre, plump as a pigeon, is built for the good life. With only a vestigial keel, she relies on a retractable centerboard to keep her steady in the water. Below decks she is as roomy as any family cruiser, is loaded down with such superfluous gear as an ice-making machine, a hi-fi set and a second head. Even so, the heavy Finisterre drives well to windward, boils downwind with her centerboard...