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Why you need to do the Round the Island Race - in 140 seconds

by Round the Island Race 13 May 2017 11:07 BST 1 July 2017
Mefisto during the J.P.Morgan Asset Management Round the Island Race © David Harding / www.sailingscenes.com

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