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Cornell plans round the world voyage in a cat

Cruising author and rally founder Jimmy Cornell (pictured right) is planning his fourth circumnavigation – and will be swapping from a monohull to a catamaran for the voyage.

He aims to sail 30,000 miles, commemorating the 500th anniversary of the

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