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SOS Ocean Racing - 24 hours out of Airlie and a record



6:39 AM Tue 15 Jun 2010 GMT
'SOS Ocean Racing - nearly home into Airlie Beach at the end of a record circumnavigation' Ian Thomson Click Here to view large photo
SOS Ocean Racing is just 168nm from home and completing the fastest ever solo circumnavigation of Australia. Speaking to Ian at 16:00 Tuesday he stated 'I have a plan to arrive home at 16:00 tomorrow so that means I am in my last 24 hours of this epic journey. Unlike Jessica Watson who waited for a weekend to maximise exposure, I am waiting for my mum. Mum flies in at 13:30 and hence I will wait until she gets on a boat and out onto the water before I finish. However with 168nm to go, I still have my work ...


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