Sentence examples for was skipper from inspiring English sources

At Cornell, he was skipper of the intercollegiate championship boats in 1936 and 1937.

As a lieutenant commander, he was skipper of the Seawolf from 1939 to 1943.

In 1943, Lieutenant Commander Jewell, later an admiral, was skipper of the Seraph, which carried the remains of one "Capt.

He left medical school in 1943 to enter the U.S. Navy, and was skipper (Lt. J.G., USN) of an LCT in the Pacific theatre during WWII.

So how did he become a county captain, which seems to be an extrovert's job? "I learnt a lot from [former New Zealand captain] Stephen Fleming, who was skipper when we won the Championship in 2005.

Seb Josse was skipper of ABN Amro 2 in the 2005-06 Volvo round the world race when watch leader Hans Horrovoets was lost overboard on the transatlantic run from Annapolis.

She was a crew member aboard the boat that Mr. McNamara was skippering, a 33-foot sloop.

If I was skippering the Lib Dems, I say, I'd want team players on my side.

Aiken, meanwhile was skippered by Chris Bando, the former big-league catcher whose biggest claim to fame is being related to Sal Bando.

That's why he's skipper".

He is skipper of Symphony, a Beneteau 42.