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- ↑ "Nye's Ditto Triumphs; Takes Frostbite Regatta Series at Indian Harbor". The New York Times. 27 January 1957. Retrieved 7 May 2011.
- ↑ "Nye Captures Regatta; Scores 2d Straight Triumph With Ditto at Greenwich". The New York Times. 17 March 1958. Retrieved 7 May 2011.
- ↑ "Nye Sails to Victory". The New York Times. 12 January 1959. Retrieved 7 May 2011.
- ↑ John Ahern (8 December 1957). "Foremost Ocean Racing Man; Is Dick Nye Being Overlooked As an America Cup Skipper?". Boston Globe . Archived from the original on November 6, 2012. Retrieved 7 May 2011.
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