sailboat
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Boatsetter made the booking easy, and because the sailboat was captained by its owner, all I really had to worry about was keeping dinner from burning.
From Salon ● Sep. 8, 2026
Held at the 1971 crab derby in Crisfield, Md., it drew less attention than sailboat races, greased pig contests and the crowning of Miss Crustacean.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
Around 1607, settlers in the nearby Popham Colony constructed a wooden sailboat, dubbed Virginia—the first oceangoing boat built by English settlers in North America.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026
It’s almost like Joan’s is the motor on a sailboat.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 19, 2026
A solitary, two-masted sailboat glided down the river.
From "Homecoming" by Cynthia Voigt
He had a Clark Gable pencil mustache, raced sailboats, cavorted with the late communist leader Fidel Castro in Cuba, and at one point married Academy Award-winning actress and activist Jane Fonda.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 6, 2026
In other ways, the campus resembles a summer camp with a tennis academy and sailboats.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 16, 2026
But the two sailboats have yet to reach Cuba.
From Barron's ● Mar. 27, 2026
A search and rescue operation is under way in the Caribbean for two missing sailboats filled with humanitarian supplies travelling from Mexico to Cuba.
From BBC ● Mar. 26, 2026
In the distance, near the harbor, Molly can see a fleet of tiny sailboats.
From "Orphan Train" by Christina Baker Kline
