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To: V_TWIN

I admired him when he was a young man sailing in America’s Cup Race in 1977.........


5 posted on 05/06/2026 7:27:21 AM PDT by Red Badger (Iryna Zarutska, May 22, 2002 Kyiv, Ukraine – August 22, 2025 Charlotte, North Carolina Say her name)
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To: Red Badger

me too a bad ass then he got p whipped


57 posted on 05/06/2026 8:19:13 AM PDT by al baby
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To: Red Badger

Turner was one of the greatest ocean racing sailors of his time. He rewrote the rules on ocean racing.

I lived in Newport, RI when he retained the Americas Cup with Courageous. I saw him often that summer. His onshore antics were legendary!

RIP


110 posted on 05/06/2026 12:57:49 PM PDT by SixIron (Golf and liberal thinking- life's great frustrations)
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