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1:31 AM Fri 4 Jun 2010 GMT

'Malcolm Barnsley and Paul Larsen' Vestas Sailrocket

The UK based team behind the Vestas Sailrocket project are building a new boat to finish the job of setting the outright world speed sailing record. The new craft will be an evolution of the innovative concept upon which their original craft was based. The new boat is being built in the Vestas R&D facilities at East Cowes on the Isle of Wight. It will incorporate many features to make it more versatile and practical to sail at world record speeds in a wider range of winds and sea states. The team will launch the new boat in East Cowes ...

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