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Default Walter Cronkite RIP

On Fri, 17 Jul 2009 22:43:58 -0400, "Eisboch"
wrote:

He was the last of the old school, professional journalists. It's why
people like Olbermann make me sick.


He was the best of the best in his day and perhaps in our lifetime.
Walter was a serious boater also. He had a house on the water in
Edgartown at Martha's Vineyard, and a whole series of cruising
sailboats named Wyntje. It was not uncommon to see him sailing around
out there. He once passed within a few feet of our stern while we
were anchored in Edgartown, giving us a big smile and a wave as he
went by.

http://www.oxfordboatyard.com/projects_wyntje.html

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