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Sailor-businessman Frank Dye (left) knows the ropes when it comes to boats. He and his wife Margaret are in Toronto to talk about some of their adventures. At centre is Don Davis, Wayfarer Sailboat Association president.
Sailor-businessman Frank Dye (left) knows the ropes when it comes to boats. He and his wife Margaret are in Toronto to talk about some of their adventures. At centre is Don Davis, Wayfarer Sailboat Association president.

Sailor-businessman Frank Dye (left) knows the ropes when it comes to boats. He and his wife Margaret are in Toronto to talk about some of their adventures. At centre is Don Davis, Wayfarer Sailboat Association president.

Date1/1/1972
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0126933F
Knows the ropes
Knows the ropes
3/18/1985
Learning the ropes Members of the Metro police Emergency Task Force have to know the ropes -- and to make sure they do, they're put through routine tr(...)
Learning the ropes Members of the Metro police Emergency Task Force have to know the ropes -- and to make sure they do, they're put through routine tr(...)
4/1/1981
Eenie, Meenie, Miney . . . There are sailboats, power boats, ski boats, fishing boats, big boats and little boats. [Incomplete]
Eenie, Meenie, Miney . . . There are sailboats, power boats, ski boats, fishing boats, big boats and little boats. [Incomplete]
8/12/1989
Instructor Mary Fotheringham, left, shows sailors chris Leaver, 14, Derek Baker, 15, centre, and Aimy Butler, 14, the ropes. Sailing is part of busy camp program
Instructor Mary Fotheringham, left, shows sailors chris Leaver, 14, Derek Baker, 15, centre, and Aimy Butler, 14, the ropes. Sailing is part of busy camp program
7/27/1987
Launching his sailing season, Robert Beattie vigorously polishes the hull of his sailboat at Port Credit as he readies it for the water. In the Metro area, there'll be some boats out on Sunday, with light winds and a high of 60.
Launching his sailing season, Robert Beattie vigorously polishes the hull of his sailboat at Port Credit as he readies it for the water. In the Metro area, there'll be some boats out on Sunday, with light winds and a high of 60.
4/9/1971
Didn't know the ropes: Terry Bey of Kippendavie Ave. holds his hand-made swing, hacked down by City Hall because he hung it from a city-owned tree.
Didn't know the ropes: Terry Bey of Kippendavie Ave. holds his hand-made swing, hacked down by City Hall because he hung it from a city-owned tree.
10/5/1983
Setting Sails, Miss Boatshow '81, Brenda Hughes, 17, of Etobicoke, lines up radio-controlled model boats to start the model sailboat races yesterday at the International Boat Show in the Coliseum
Setting Sails, Miss Boatshow '81, Brenda Hughes, 17, of Etobicoke, lines up radio-controlled model boats to start the model sailboat races yesterday at the International Boat Show in the Coliseum
1/9/1981
General Sir Edmund Ironside knows 20 languages, was a general at 38 and has had 1,000 adventures
General Sir Edmund Ironside knows 20 languages, was a general at 38 and has had 1,000 adventures
12/30/1939
Queen of raunch holds court. Who could mistake those legs, barely hidden by fishnet stockings? When Tina Turner comes to town everybody knows it. She (...)
Queen of raunch holds court. Who could mistake those legs, barely hidden by fishnet stockings? When Tina Turner comes to town everybody knows it. She (...)
8/29/1984
Have piano, will travel: Anton Kuerti, a pianist who knows the score when it comes to Beethoven, has a tailor-made van that allows him to bring his favorite instrument wherever he's working
Have piano, will travel: Anton Kuerti, a pianist who knows the score when it comes to Beethoven, has a tailor-made van that allows him to bring his favorite instrument wherever he's working
10/25/1978
Don't even ask the cost: When it comes to spectacular, nobody knows how to dress up an act better than Liberace
Don't even ask the cost: When it comes to spectacular, nobody knows how to dress up an act better than Liberace
10/29/1984
Busting waterfront: Boats of all sizes and shapes, from the tourist paddle-wheelers to private sailboats docked in front of city hall, help keep Kingston's business booming
Busting waterfront: Boats of all sizes and shapes, from the tourist paddle-wheelers to private sailboats docked in front of city hall, help keep Kingston's business booming
7/31/1982