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		<title>Global Ocean Fleet Heads Deeper Into The Pacific</title>
		<description><![CDATA[&#160;  Conditions have been improving significantly at the front of the fleet in the Southern Ocean since two of the Global Ocean Race (GOR) Class40s turned back to New Zealand on Thursday. Leg 3 from Wellington to Punta del Este, Uruguay has already packed a significant punch with headwinds reaching up to Force 9 pounding [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Giovanni Soldini and Crew Set Off On Maserati To Break Cadiz-San Salvador Record</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Maserati, crewed by a team led by Giovanni Soldini, set sail today in an attempt to establish a new record for the Cadiz-San Salvador crossing Maserati&#8217;s first record challenge is an Atlantic crossing of 3884 miles. Today saw the start of Maserati&#8217;s first record attempt. Giovanni Soldini and his crew of seven experienced yachtsmen set [...]]]></description>
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		<title>PUMA Gamble Everything On Last Attack In Leg Three Of Volvo Ocean Race</title>
		<description><![CDATA[PUMA skipper Ken Read launched a surprise tactical gamble on Wednesday that could take the Leg 3 fight all the way to the wire, with the American taking his team offshore just as Telefónica led the main fleet towards the coast of Vietnam. In a calculated risk taken with the team’s need for points in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Alex Thomson Does His Amazing Keel Walk Again</title>
		<description><![CDATA[CLICK HERE TO WATCH ALEX THOMSON ATTEMPT THE KEEL WALK 8 tonnes of carbon fibre yacht, a 255 horsepower jet ski, 45 combined years of sailing experience, and one crazy guy in a suit. ‘We’ve got a safety boat, a film boat, a jet ski… all we need is a plane, man!’ said Alex Thomson, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cessna Citation Leads At Start Of Leg 3 In Global Ocean Race</title>
		<description><![CDATA[&#160; &#160; The double-handed Global Ocean Race (GOR) fleet started Leg 3 from Wellington, New Zealand, to Punta del Este, Uruguay, with a 6,200-mile course through the Pacific Ocean, around Cape Horn and through the South Atlantic ahead of the five Class40s. &#160;  Shortly after 13:00 local time, the Class40s motored out of Queens Wharf [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sprindrift Racing Team Unveileds MOD70 N°05</title>
		<description><![CDATA[&#160; Spindrift racing’s flagship, MOD70 N°05, took to the water today in Lorient to the delight of Yann Guichard. Before entering an intense sailing season, the skipper and CEO took the opportunity to present part of his crew and technical team : Pascal Bidégorry, Billy Besson and Jacques Guichard will be onboard. Under the Britanny [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Giovanni Soldini and Maserati Prepare for Attempt At Cadiz-San Salvador Speed Record</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A professional 8-man crew including American Brad Van Liew challenges the Atlantic Ocean The first ambitious challenge at a speed record in the North Atlantic by Giovanni Soldini and Maserati was announced today in Milan. As from early February a crew of eight led by Soldini will be engaged in seeking to become the new [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The MOD70 takes on Europe</title>
		<description><![CDATA[    Today, Monday 23 January, at the Dusseldorf Boat Show, the much anticipated 2012 MOD70 European Tour was unveiled. Starting on 29 August, five weeks of intensive racing will see the six competing MOD70s race nearly 5,000 miles in a mix of offshore competition, and races in the heart of five cities in five [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Laura Dekker Completes Solo Circumnavigation And Becomes Youngest Around The World</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Laura Dekker set a steady foot aboard a dock in St. Maarten on Saturday, ending a yearlong voyage aboard a sailboat named &#8220;Guppy&#8221; that apparently made her the youngest person ever to sail alone around the globe, though her trip was interrupted at several points. Dozens of people jumped and cheered as Dekker waved, wept [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mike Sanderson and Team Sanya Enjoy A Strong Start Towards China In The Volvo Ocean Race</title>
		<description><![CDATA[&#160; Team Sanya celebrated Chinese New Year’s Eve by leading a full strength Volvo Ocean Race fleet off the start line on the 3,051-nautical mile Leg 3 second stage from the Maldives to their home port in China. In hot and humid tropical conditions the fleet got away cleanly on schedule at 0800 UTC on [...]]]></description>
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