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Fri 09 Sep 2008Dutch backing puts O'Rourke on board again
SAILING OCEAN RACE:IN ANY yacht race, if the wind changes direction anything can happen. The last few months have been like that for Ger O'Rourke, chasing his dream of entering next month's Volvo Ocean Race. It's an against-all-the-odds story, and that's even before the race begins.
The Limerick sailor confounded pundits when news of the last-minute bid broke in this column on May 30th, but by July O'Rourke's bid was sinking before it left the dock due to lack of sponsorship.
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