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...more hungry for revenge. The lieutenant does what he can to mitigate the tension, but only the landfall at Tahiti prevents an explosion. There, while the seamen cultivate breadfruit trees and brown-skinned beauties, the tension relents and even the captain learns to hula. But when the Bounty spreads sail for Jamaica, Bligh's brutalities resume. To save water for the breadfruit trees, he denies it to the crew. In a rage the lieutenant takes over the ship, sets Bligh and his supporters adrift in an open boat. But then, realizing the ruin he has brought upon himself...
...weather has forced competition for New England intercollegiate team sailing championship into its third weekend, with only the final series between Harvard and Coast Guard remaining. Strong winds and rain made it virtually impossible to sail all the scheduled races last Saturday and Sunday...
George Lodge loved to sail, and still does. As a boy he worked in a boat yard, and was always fascinated by ships and knew a lot about them. At Harvard, sailing was his favorite recreation. He owned a dinghy about 15 feet long and went out in it as often as he could...
Ford and Lehmann led the Crimson to last fall's triumph in the Schell championship and should be able to repeat the performance today and tomorrow. Stookey will relieve Ford for a few races in "A" division this morning, but the Crimson captain will sail the major part of the regatta...
Jahn is a European (nationality not specified) who has sailed his small ketch to what is presumably Nova Scotia or the Gaspe Peninsula, in order to spend a year testing some mining theories. Maria is the crippled daughter of the customs officer, a wise, learned man who has been paralyzed for 20 years. The young people cannot marry while Maria's father is alive, nor can they let him know that his life is thus a burden. The action of the book be gins as Jahn and his small crew set sail again for Europe. Maria gives...