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"As soon as he struck it, I knew it was in. He's taken the club goal of the season off me," joked Brighton skipper Dunk.

From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2026

Encountering another Chilean ship, Rosales asked the skipper, “is there really as much gold as they say?”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

Rana had previously clashed with New Zealand skipper Jeremy Coney.

From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026

There was also no exchange of pennants between Republic of Ireland captain Dara O'Shea and Israel skipper Manor Solomon, who did not shake hands.

From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026

The earth must have sunk a little here, because the river broadened and slowed, and it was hard for the skipper to trace his true course through the wide and turbid streams.

From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman

Former United skippers Roy Keane and Gary Neville have also had their say, among a huge amount of analysis.

From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026

Donald has 2014-winning captain Paul McGinley as an astute strategic adviser, the statistical nous of Edoardo Molinari among his vice-captains along with winning skippers Thomas Bjorn and Jose Maria Olazabal.

From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2025

"The skippers of the boats and the whole fishing community now know exactly where to find us," says Dr James Gunning, the local NHS GP in charge of the clinic that day.

From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2025

And in 1995, women were allowed to be skippers on the Jungle Cruise for the first time.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2025

The boats out there now were moving on blind bearings, and he didn’t necessarily trust their skippers.

From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson

In other sports endeavors, Turner successfully skippered the US yacht Courageous to win the 1977 America's Cup.

From Barron's ● May 6, 2026

The 35-year-old has made 105 appearances for England and skippered his country in 2024.

From Barron's ● Jan. 21, 2026

Another Aussie, David Warner, will also debut in the competition, playing for London Spirit, where he will be skippered by New Zealand star Kane Williamson.

From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2025

Wes Morgan skippered them to the title having joined from Forest in 2012 after a 10-year career at the City Ground.

From BBC ● Jan. 13, 2025

They had often talked of a deep-sea-fishing boat, which they would buy, man themselves, and rent to vacationers—this though neither had ever skippered a canoe or hooked a guppy.

From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote

Capped 59 times by Wales, skippering them on 42 occasions, he also took them to the brink of the 1994 World Cup finals as coach -- which would have been their first appearance since 1958.

From Barron's ● Jan. 8, 2026

He steps up to lead England despite only previously skippering Surrey in one first-class and eight T20 matches.

From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2024

Yevhen Obedinsky was a long-time captain of Mariupol's team and played for Ukraine's national team, skippering his country for part of his international career.

From BBC ● Feb. 23, 2023

It said one was suspected of skippering the vessel, and the other of assisting him.

From Washington Times ● Nov. 3, 2022

"Give Cappy Ricks one look into Matt Peasley's face and I'll be skippering the Retriever," he declared.

From Cappy Ricks Or, the Subjugation of Matt Peasley by Peter B. (Peter Bernard) Kyne