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Volume 32
Number 8
August 2006

Life at the Extreme

Offshore racing defines risk, pushing everything to the limit—and beyond.

This special report was filed by Practical Sailor Editor-at-Large Nick Nicholson, who is a member of the Rule Management Group for the Volvo Ocean Race. The RMG wrote, interpreted, and enforced the VO 70 Rule, with input from the world’s best sailors, yacht designers, and marine engineers. Nicholson also built a boat—Calypso—in his backyard, and sailed it around the world.

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