A bullet dodged and a record set
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The Class II leader of the solo round-the-world race, the second leg from England to South Africa started off on a sour note. Possibilities of such speeds under sail are intriguing, cross the finish line in first place in Class II with an elapsed time, including the layover, off 44 days.
Publication Name: Cruising World
Subject: Sports and fitness
ISSN: 0098-3519
Year: 2003
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Hoping for a Good Cape rounding
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Richards Bay, 100 nautical miles north of the Cape of Good Hope, is so well placed that many cruisers spend close to a year there. Sailors coming from Asia and East Africa find this to be a good place to explore the eastern part of South Africa and Mozambique.
Publication Name: Cruising World
Subject: Sports and fitness
ISSN: 0098-3519
Year: 2003
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Cape of Good Hope Class of '98
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A sailor recounts his passage around the Cape of Good Hope with a French ex-marine soldier named Alex as his only companion. He also recounts the travails suffered by other sailors who were making their own journeys around the cape.
Publication Name: Cruising World
Subject: Sports and fitness
ISSN: 0098-3519
Year: 1998
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