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...Clydebank, at a cost of $5.9 million, Britannia has spent more than her share of time in drydock and hot water. She has required eleven overhauls costing $56 million. Annual running operation now comes to $5.4 million, a sore point in Parliament. In 1976, Britannia was refused permission to sail into Montreal for the Summer Olympics until she made costly changes to her sanitary system, which Canadian officials believed would pollute the St. Lawrence River...
...brilliant palette of Dacron sail stands taut in the breeze, while below it the bright twin pontoons slice the sea into a foaming, sun-dazzled wake. As the breeze quickens, one of the pontoons flies free of the water, bringing whoops of excitement from the boat's two occupants...
...Hobie catamaran, which suggests a Polynesian outrigger canoe with a sail, is the creation of Nautical Designer Hobart (Hobie) Alter, 47, of Capistrano Beach, Calif. In the 13 years since the first Hobie Cat set sail, the craft has become the favorite American weekend sailboat by far and helped make Alter a millionaire several times over. Though the twin hulls of Hobie Cats make the vessels a bit tougher to maneuver than single-hulled sailboats, the real thrill of skippering a Cat is in its exhilarating speed. The lightweight vessels can reach a motorboat clip of nearly 25 m.p.h...
Hobie Cats come in sizes ranging from 14 ft. to 18 ft., but the most popular is the Hobie 16, which sells for about $3,000, plus some $400 more for a package of extras like a colored sail. More than 50,000 of the aluminum and fiberglass vessels have been sold since the model was launched in 1971, and Hobie 16 races and regattas are now part of the summertime scene from Laguna Beach to Long Island...
Verr said he may now file a civil suit against Chafin in connection with the incident. "Based on what the judge found. I think a civil suit would sail through." Verr said, adding he would be more likely to file suit if Harvard withheld financial aid funds or took other action against...