BLIMP MY RIDE FOR GAMES AT FENWAY, KATHARINE BOARD HAS THE ULTIMATE SKY BOX

From: The Boston Globe (Boston, MA) | Date: October 5, 2005| Author: | Copyright information

BEVERLY The control tower has cleared Katharine Board for departure. The three guys holding the ropes and the two holding the cabin in place simply let go and clear out of the way.

The Hood Airship is suddenly aloft, as light as a feather, 1,000 feet over Beverly Airport. Destination: Fenway Park, where, as any Red Sox fan knows, the blimp is a fixture during games, as omnipresent as the RemDawg. What fans don't know is that the blimp is often captained by Board, the world's only female blimp pilot, who is finishing her first season in New England.

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