Well, if you read the book then you know what I'm talking about, but for those who did not read the book, one of Turner's favorite ploys was to bring a few bikini clad beauties on board for an around the cans type race, and at about 5 minutes before the start he would have them all stand at the aft **** stantions, topless, waving to all the other boats crews and then as if by magic, all the other boats would drop in line behind him at the start!

And according to Gary, during the Fastnet, while lots of other boats were withdrawing, Turner was seasick and puking over the rail but he refused to stop racing, shouting orders between heaves over the side.