skipper
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As the skipper of the 40-foot sloop First Light, Ms. Brauer had at her fingertips resources that would have amazed the salts of yore.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
Stokes, who backed Brook to succeed him as Test skipper, has always been a Brook fan.
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026
The trust said this included dingy skipper, which is a small moth-like butterfly, and the shrill carder bumblebee, which was only found in two areas in England.
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026
Root's tactics were often criticised in his first spell as skipper and there were further questions of the Yorkshireman when he stood in for former captain Ben Stokes earlier this summer.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
The skipper was not displeased with the compliment, and went on:—
From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker
England often anoint future skippers a long way out - they are usually specialist batters.
From BBC ● Jun. 29, 2026
Knowing there is already a wealth of tinder, the skippers will not want sparks to fly - certainly until the contest finally gets under way on Friday morning.
From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2025
And in 1995, women were allowed to be skippers on the Jungle Cruise for the first time.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2025
"If I could, a skippers ticket would be quite cool to have," she said.
From BBC ● May 12, 2025
The boats out there now were moving on blind bearings, and he didn’t necessarily trust their skippers.
From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson
Phil Foden has captained City during pre-season and goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma is a vocal presence on the pitch, while defender Marc Guehi skippered former club Crystal Palace.
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026
In other sports endeavors, Turner successfully skippered the US yacht Courageous to win the 1977 America's Cup.
From Barron's ● May 6, 2026
Moeen, who won two IPL titles with Chennai Super Kings and captained Worcestershire to their first Blast triumph in 2018, also skippered Birmingham Phoenix to the final of the inaugural Hundred tournament.
From BBC ● Jan. 28, 2026
The 35-year-old has made 105 appearances for England and skippered his country in 2024.
From Barron's ● Jan. 21, 2026
They had often talked of a deep-sea-fishing boat, which they would buy, man themselves, and rent to vacationers—this though neither had ever skippered a canoe or hooked a guppy.
From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote
It left Australia with work to do in their final two games but they will not panic according to Head, skippering Australia in the absence of the injured Mitchell Marsh.
From BBC ● Feb. 13, 2026
Kerr was appointed captain in 2019, with Arsenal defender Steph Catley typically skippering the side since her injury.
From Barron's ● Oct. 25, 2025
It said one was suspected of skippering the vessel, and the other of assisting him.
From Washington Times ● Nov. 3, 2022
A lifelong Red from Kirkby, the slim defender went from skippering the youth team to captaining Paisley's side to European Cup glory in Paris in 1981.
From BBC ● May 24, 2022
I wasn't paid for a yacht skippering job and asked to say nice things which weren't true.
From A Master of Fortune Being Further Adventures of Captain Kettle by Stanley L. Wood
