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Ted Turner led a successful U.S. defense of the Americas cup on September 18, 1977.
“If I only had a little humility,” Ted Turner once confessed in his high-speed Georgia drawl, “I would be perfect.” That appraisal might be disputed by Commissioner Bowie Kuhn and others with whom Turner, the suspended owner of the Atlanta Braves baseball club, has feuded. But tonight, as he basked in the glow of a successful America’s Cup defense some of his critics had hoped he would not be chosen to make, the so-called Mouth of the South was probably as close to perfection as he would want to come. Read more, NY Times.
Following on the heels of the 32nd America’s Cup, the 1977 Cup-winning crew aboard Courageous reunited in August to mark its 30th anniversary. A three-day weekend in Newport, R.I., gave us the chance to reconnect with each other and sail our old 12-Meter once again. I used this rare opportunity to collect their thoughts about our experience three decades ago. Read more Sailingworld.com
Ted Turner was well-behaved as he, Dennis Conner and several other America’s Cup greats were among the first class inducted into the National Sailing Hall of Fame.
More than three decades after he was nicknamed `’Captain Outrageous” and `’The Mouth of the South” en route to winning the America’s Cup, Turner was neither as he gave a short acceptance speech on Sunday at the San Diego Yacht Club. Read more ESPN.com
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