helmsman
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Helmsman Jimmy Spithill said there were no injuries and the boat was quickly righted and the crew sailed back to base.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 21, 2022
Polite protest banners, he says, might appeal to Chinese pride with slogans such as "China - please save the climate!" or "Great Helmsman, please cut emissions for our children."
From BBC • Sep. 17, 2021
For instance, it was during this period that Fila released the Helmsman sneaker, a knock-off of Prada’s America’s Cup silhouette, a style that had been endorsed by the forgotten rap wunderkind Hurricane Chris.
From The New Yorker • Oct. 8, 2018
“These boats are pretty hard to sail and every now and then you get them wrong,” said Team New Zealand Helmsman Peter Burling.
From Reuters • Jun. 10, 2016
"Helmsman, point our boat so as to pass under the other craft's stern," spoke Darrin so quietly that only Dan and Belle overheard him.
From Dave Darrin's Fourth Year at Annapolis by Hancock, H. Irving (Harrie Irving)
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