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“It’s bittersweet,” said Mr. O’Neill, 37, who has skippered the Aquila for five years.

From New York Times • May 31, 2023

This was the ninth time Buttler has skippered England in ODIs and his record reads won six and lost three.

From BBC • Jun. 22, 2022

Slingsby, an Olympic gold medalist and former America’s Cup champion, has skippered the Flying Roo 50-foot foiling catamaran to the first two championships, each coming with a $1 million winner-take-all prize.

From Seattle Times • May 13, 2022

He’ll be up against Mark Richards, who has skippered Wild Oats XI to a record eight line honors victories in the annual 630-nautical mile race to the island state of Tasmania.

From Washington Times • Nov. 29, 2017

He has skippered a Royal Navy minesweeper through North Atlantic gales with the skill of a yachtsman handling a racing sloop.

From Time Magazine Archive