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Who cares if summer winds won't blow?, When young skipper Owen Cara's Optimist sailboat ran out of wind in Toronto Island lagoon near Hanlan's Point y(...)
Who cares if summer winds won't blow?, When young skipper Owen Cara's Optimist sailboat ran out of wind in Toronto Island lagoon near Hanlan's Point y(...)

Who cares if summer winds won't blow?, When young skipper Owen Cara's Optimist sailboat ran out of wind in Toronto Island lagoon near Hanlan's Point y(...)

Date10 August 1977
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Original Toronto Star caption: Who cares if summer winds won't blow?; When young skipper Owen Cara's Optimist sailboat ran out of wind in Toronto Island lagoon near Hanlan's Point yesterday; help was near at hand. Sailing instructor Doug Nugent; 16; motored up in his runabout and loaded sailboat and sailor aboard for a piggyback home to the Island Yacht Club. Owen; 12; was one of a fleet of sailors out in yesterday's hot but windless weather.
GeographyCity, town, townshipToronto
GeographyNeighbourhoodToronto Islands
GeographyProvince stateOntario
GeographyCountryCanada
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Object NumberTSPA_0097246F
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