Skippering

The recently discovered treasure was one of only 25 C-3 sports cars built in the early 1950s by Mr. Cunningham, a Connecticut bon vivant and son of a wealthy Ohio banker who rose to fame racing cars and skippering his yacht Columbia to victory in the 1958 America's Cup race. ❋ Shelly Banjo (2011)

One of Mr. Corey's two central figures is the tired cop, familiar from crime-noir fiction; the other is an Earthman from Montana, skippering a water-hauler. ❋ Unknown (2011)

In my skippering days I took lots of trips for adults with developmental disabilities. ❋ Unknown (2009)

A woman is skippering a sailboat on the open ocean. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The crusty former manager of the Cardinals, a onetime Diz antagonist, was then skippering the San Francisco club in the Pacific Coast League. ❋ Timothy M. Gay (2010)

Had he been skippering the S.S. Minnow with Gilligan as his first mate, SippyCup could not have gotten us more lost. ❋ Tucker Max (2010)

He became an accomplished navigator, skippering his beloved boat, Spellbound, around Wales and the Isles of Scilly, with family members as crew. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Largely designed for those with some sailing experience (20 days on a yacht or a Royal Yaching Association skipper qualification is required) but not the confidence to head out on their own, flotillas allow nervous and rusty sailors to experiment with independent skippering and free sailing, with time for exploring on land, too. ❋ Unknown (2010)

After skippering the Rollo for king crab season, Eric joined the crew of the North American to work the deck, working both boats for king crab. ❋ Unknown (2009)

I especially like "skippering on a feather bed" with ice cream! ❋ Megan Kurashige (2009)

Pinned beneath a postcard from the Paris Natural History Museum 3. The phrase: "skippering on a feather bed." ❋ Megan Kurashige (2009)

At the time I had not asked them to elaborate, since I was more focused on fitting out the boat than on skippering it, but as the race approached I grew concerned about my lack of seamanship. ❋ Roz Savage (2009)

Of course, I am skippering this craft, which is on its way to rescue another Mil vessel, that was poorly commanded and is now disabled…. ❋ Unknown (2009)

His vast experience includes skippering two America's Cup campaigns for the Italian syndicate Il Moro, racing with Dennis Connor in the 1995 Cup and winning the grueling round-the-world Whitbread race in 1998. ❋ Unknown (2008)