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    Shane Freeman and his Tradewind 35 Mushka heading out to sea. Credit: Ian Mac/GGR/PPL

    Aussie sailor to sail half way round the world – simply to start solo circumnavigation

    • December 13, 2016

    Lone Australian yachtsman Shane Freeman has set sail on a 14,500-mile voyage to England in order to compete in the 2018 Golden Globe Race.

    Robin Knox-Johnston aboard Suhaili at the finish of the 1968 Sunday Times Golden Globe Race- Photo Bill Rowntree/PPL

    2018 Golden Globe Race gains momentum

    • December 1, 2015

    The 2018 Golden Globe Race will test the mettle of modern sailors by limiting them to the same types of yachts and equipment available in 1968/9.

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