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American sailor
Frederick Butler Thurber (1883–1971) was a sailing champion. The Frederick B. Thurber Invitational Trophy Race is named for him.
"The Sea Bird Leaves the Azores". New York Times. July 6, 1911. Retrieved 2010-11-04. Thomas P. Day of New York and T. R. Goodwin and F. B. Thurber of Providence, RI, are crossing the Atlantic, sailed for Gibraltar at daybreak to-day. ...