Dick Nye

Richard (Dick) S. Nye in an American sailor.[1] He won the Frostbite Regatta three years in a row in 1957,[2] 1958[3] and 1959.[4] He has won two Fastnet races, two Transatlantic races and three Bermuda Races (two overall wins, one class win).[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Dick Nye at helm of winning yawl". New York Times. 26 May 1963. Retrieved 7 May 2011.
  2. ↑ "Nye's Ditto Triumphs; Takes Frostbite Regatta Series at Indian Harbor". New York Times. 27 January 1957. Retrieved 7 May 2011.
  3. ↑ "Nye Captures Regatta; Scores 2d Straight Triumph With Ditto at Greenwich". New York Times. 17 March 1958. Retrieved 7 May 2011.
  4. ↑ "Nye Sails to Victory". New York Times. 12 January 1959. Retrieved 7 May 2011.
  5. ↑ John Ahern (8 December 1957). "Foremost Ocean Racing Man; Is Dick Nye Being Overlooked As an America Cup Skipper?". Boston Globe. Retrieved 7 May 2011.


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