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A perfect day for sailing, With a stiff breeze ruffling the sparkling waters of Toronto Harbor yesterday, Billy Ellis does a balancing act on Royal Ca(...)
A perfect day for sailing, With a stiff breeze ruffling the sparkling waters of Toronto Harbor yesterday, Billy Ellis does a balancing act on Royal Ca(...)

A perfect day for sailing, With a stiff breeze ruffling the sparkling waters of Toronto Harbor yesterday, Billy Ellis does a balancing act on Royal Ca(...)

Date7/28/1972
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Original Toronto Star caption: A perfect day for sailing; With a stiff breeze ruffling the sparkling waters of Toronto Harbor yesterday; Billy Ellis does a balancing act on Royal Canadian Yacht Albacore while Larry Guinness handles helm. Presumably they have lifejackets aboard; that's the first rule of safe boating. What to do and what not to do are detailed on page 15.
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Object NumberTSPA_0097220F
Some lessons are a breeze, Boats of the Albacore class across Toronto harbor with their crews balancing them
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A member of the faculty of Cornell University comes close to upsetting in a stiff breeze on Lake Cayuga
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Balancing act: Gordie Anderson (above) keeps as Laser II on course while a student tries out the trapeze, which is used to keep the small boat balanced in racking
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