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Sat 10 Oct 2008It won't be a case of plain sailing
SAILING VOLVO OCEAN RACE:The equipment may have changed but the sea remains the same. David Branigansets the scene for the ultimate test of man and boat
VETERAN RACE navigator and medical doctor Roger Nilson could scarcely have presented a stronger contrast. From just 26 years ago, when he competed in his first Whitbread Round the World Race to now, preparing for his sixth circumnavigation on board the Spanish Telfonica Black, life back then was luxurious by comparison.
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