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...designer Ben Lexcen was wrong in one respect. Before the first race of the finals, he declared, "If we can't win this time, no one can win the bloody thing." His boat has proved, once and for all, that the bloody thing is bloody winnable. - By Michael Demarest. Reported by Richard Hornik and John F. Stacks/Newport
When Senior Writer Michael Demarest wrote his first TIME cover story on travel in 1956, some 500,000 U.S. tourists were expected in Europe. For this week's sequel, Demarest, a specialist on the changing needs and tastes of U.S. travelers, looks at the revived interest in vacations abroad and the enthusiasm Europeans will lavish on a predicted 4.2 million American visitors...
...Demarest's own aims in writing about travel has been to interest Americans in meeting a range of Europeans, especially outside the major cities. "I love the capitals with their theaters, their art, their museums," he says. "But some of my happiest travel experiences have been in the provinces of England, France, Portugal, Italy. I discovered many of those places while serving in the Merchant Marine during World War II. I was on North Atlantic and Mediterranean runs, among others, and there were always opportunities to get away into the countryside, where people welcomed me. Even in wartime, they...
...this week's story, Demarest was assisted by dozens of reporters and correspondents on both sides of the Atlantic...
...Michael Demarest...