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The brash business tycoon was also a yachtsman, philanthropist, environmentalist and owner of baseball’s Atlanta Braves in their heyday.—
Robert Abitbol,
USA Today,
9 May 2026 Over the course of his 87 years, Turner proved an outstanding yachtsman, an active and involved sports team owner and a quotable maverick in the business world.—
Michael J. Socolow,
The Conversation,
7 May 2026 Who said what Turner was a generous philanthropist, avid conservationist and accomplished yachtsman.—
Peter Weber,
TheWeek,
7 May 2026 Created by Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison and champion yachtsman Russell Coutts in 2018, SailGP pits high-speed catamarans against each other in sailing competitions all over the world.—
Justin Birnbaum,
Sportico.com,
9 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for yachtsman