Sailing in a fog From: The Boston Globe (Boston, MA) | Date: July 20, 1992| Author: | Copyright 1992 The Boston Globe. Provided by ProQuest LLC.Copyright information

The past week was especially trying for Whitworth P. Woollyhead, professor emeritus of Dravidian linguistics at the World's Greatest University.

Of course, the Tall Ships extravaganza set the juices flowing, rather like those Patrick O'Brian novels Tabitha insisted he read. Woollyhead felt keelhauled by Page 3 -- is "gallanttopmastsail" really one word? -- but he dutifully kept the book next to the 'GBH program guide, to placate his wife.

The Tall Ships foray hadn't quite worked out as planned. Separated from the Red Line, Woollyhead needed sophisticated navigational aids to find the ...

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