Briggs Cunningham

[Lawrence Weeks]

Once upon a time (Sat Jul 05), George Roffe wrote:

> Briggs Cunningham, who died on Wednesday aged 95,
> epitomised the millionaire American sportsman: he was
> a victorious America's Cup skipper [ ... ]

How interesting. There is a rigging adjustment on modern boats
which tensions the luff (leading edge) of a sail, called "the
cunningham." Turns out he invented it. Nearly every day there
is somebody somewhere screaming at their crew "more (or less)
cunningham!" He's immortal! :-)

Larry
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Lawrence Weeks                                    lweeks@anabasis.net
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