Article: Two of Six American Boats Advance to Finals

Article: A Silver Medal, a Heart of Gold; Rower Schwen Donates ...
The Washington Post;  August 30, 1996 ;     700+ words ...Melissa Schwen, 24, the Georgetown University graduate ... unfinished business with the gold medal." Schwen and Kraft were second in the tightest ... they had beaten in semifinals. Yesterday Schwen was in a different world, resting in ...

Article: Schwen-Kraft take silver; Davidon sixth in ...
The Washington Times;  July 28, 1996 ;     537 words ... ... as Georgetown University graduate Missy Schwen and Arlington resident Ruth Davidon emerged ... precious metal than they had expected. Schwen and partner Karen Kraft were trying to ... little too excited at the end," said Schwen after the U.S. pair finished the race ...

Article: BEATING AUSSIE ROWING RIVALS BIG JUMP FOR KRAFT, ...
Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Seattle, WA);  July 26, 1996 ;     452 words ...Karen Kraft and Missy Schwen were at the starting line yesterday when Schwen noticed an important piece of equipment hanging loosely ... left kangaroo. I had to tell her to fix it,'' Schwen said. Kraft, a Californian whose family moved to ...

Article: US' Kraft and Schwen fall short
The Boston Globe;  July 28, 1996 ;     390 words ... ... Karen Kraft after she and US partner Missy Schwen lost a photo finish by less than four ... that we wouldn't do it." Kraft and Schwen had finished behind the Australians at ... it's still a disappointment," said Schwen after she and Kraft posted the best Olympic ...

Article: On Day 1, Double The Wins for U.S.; American Boats ...
The Washington Post;  October 18, 1999 ;     700+ words ...The two top-rated U.S. teams scored convincing double victories today as the 4 1/2-month-long run-up to the 30th America's Cup opened under cloudy skies and spitting rain. Paul Cayard's AmericaOne and the New York Yacht Club's Young America managed comfortable back-to-back wins in light to moderate

Article: Three's a Charm: Ocean tug goes from American to Italian to ...
Workboat;  December 1, 2001 ;     700+ words ...Some boats are lucky and have many lives. The reasons vary, but usually the boat has something that makes it worth being reincarnated. For the oceangoing tug Norfolk, perhaps it was its steep deadrise and fine hull shape that persuaded a Virginia company to give her another chance. Or maybe it was

Article: ANCHORS AWAY FOR ONEWORLD STARS & STRIPES IS NEXT OPPONENT T ...
The Boston Globe;  November 23, 2002 ;     700+ words ...Racing was postponed today because of light winds. OneWorld, the Seattle Challenge, having lost decisively to San Francisco's Oracle in quarterfinal Round 1, now gets to race Team Dennis Conner to see which campaign will advance. In the other repechage matchup, Sweden's Victory Challenge takes on