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Sailing – Boats and Round the World Races

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With the fleet of four 40ft boats in the Portimão Global Ocean Race safely around Cape Horn and into the South Atlantic, the Race Director, Josh Hall, takes a frank look at this achievement, the implications this has for future events and the likely impact:

March 18th,19th and 20th 2009 have become historic dates in the history of Round The World Yacht Racing and true milestones for The Portimão Global Ocean Race.

At the same time as the fleet of 70ft Volvo Ocean Race yachts rounded Cape Horn, so did the Portimão Global Ocean Race fleet of 40-footers. Both fleets manned by passionate, talented sailors and both fleets followed by a massive internet audience that held their breath as…  Details

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