The Ocean Race - sailing (Wikipedia)
(Online details here.)Wikipedia page for the Ocean Race sailing race
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Whitbread Round the World Race 1977-78: The Whitbread Round the World Race of 1977-78 was a mult-person sailing race made up of 15 yachts, sailing 4 legs, with no in-port races. Clare Francis became the first woman to skipper a Whitbread entry, the Swan 65 ADC Accutrac For more information see This Wikipedia page.
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