Thursday, January 08, 2009

Intrepid sailors ready for Transat race

Sunday 20 July 2008

Sunday will see the start of this year's Transat race. 28 boats will cross the Atlantic, starting in Quebec and ending in St Malo, striving to beat the record of just under eight days set by Frenchman Loick Peyron 12 years ago.

Sunday 20 July 2008

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