View of the 1976 U.S. Sixth Fleet Motor Whaleboat Race off Geata, Italy. The course was about four miles (ca. 6.4 km) in distance, 15 boats took part. The boat from the guided missile destroyer USS <i>Sellers</i> (DDG-11) won the race, ahead of the boat from the aircraft carrier USS <i>Saratoga</i> (CV-60).
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U.S. Navy photo <a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="http://www.navysite.de/cruisebooks/cv60-76/147.htm">[1]</a> from the <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.navysite.de/cruisebooks/cv60-76/index_004.htm">USS <i>Saratoga</i> (CV-60) 1976 cruise book</a> available at <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://navysite.de/cruisebooks/index.html">Navysite.de</a>