Sentence examples for professional skippers from inspiring English sources

Mr. Swan enjoyed sailing his own craft in an era when gentlemen hired professional skippers and crews and watched the races as sport.

A1 In the wake of Hurricane Frances, broken boats and marinas litter the Atlantic Coast of Florida, creating a nightmare for weekend sailors and professional skippers and delivering a heavy blow to one of the state's proudest symbols and the source of tens of thousands of jobs.

[A14.] Hurricane Damages Marine Industry Initial reports on the effect of Hurricane Frances in Florida have suggested heavy damage to boats and marina operators, creating a nightmare for thousands of weekend sailors and professional skippers and delivering a heavy blow to a source of tens of thousands of jobs.

Eric is a professional skipper and entertainingly talks of his adventures, while we shared whisky in his living room and watched their TV.

Together with a professional skipper, first mate and Marcus Eriksen, the expedition leader, the groups will research how plastic pollution affects the oceans.

In London, the 12 yachts in the Clipper Round the World event started a journey of about 40,000 miles and 11 months in duration with amateur crews paying to do either individual legs or the whole journey, each yacht having a professional skipper.

A professional skipper will lead the voyage but the crew will include some people picked from a public nomination.

Professional skipper, Captain Mike Barham has lead the maiden voyage along with a crew picked from people nominated by the public.

The winner can take five friends on a high-performance vessel in San Francisco Bay, with a professional skipper and instructor on board.

Gideon Irving is a professional skipper of towns.

Yorkshire did not have a professional skipper in the 20th century until Vic Wilson in 1960.