Brit Sets Around-The-World Sailing Mark
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Ellen MacArthur has endured stormy seas, 65 mph winds, a broken sail, burns, bruises and exhaustion - even a close encounter with a whale.
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Great Britain enjoyed one of its best ever days at the Olympics on Saturday, claiming five gold medals. Rower Matthew Pinsent led the way, winning his fourth Games title in the coxless four ahead of Canada.
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Ellen MacArthur remains on record pace as she passes the halfway mark of her round-the-world attempt.
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American adventurer Steve Fossett set a world record by piloting a new generation airship to 111.8 kilometres (69.5 miles) per hour over Lake Constance, the organisers said.
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By Brooks, Josh  Pindar's passion for round the-world sailing has led it to set up its first business venture in Australasia.
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Shirley Robertson's Yngling crew win gold while Britain clinch two other sailing medals.
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British athletes were not the only ones making history in the Olympic Stadium on the final day of competition. The keenest of track historians, Hicham El Guerrouj entered the record books as
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A Cornish teacher claims one of sport's endurance crowns by winning a 3,100-mile race across the US.
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Cyclist Bradley Wiggins claims bronze to become the first Briton to win three medals in one Olympics since 1964.
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Surfers around the world may complain about crowded conditions, but for dozens of South Africa wave riders it was the more the merrier as they lined up to break a world record by riding a single wave.
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A 102-year-old man is setting sail Saturday to start a new life in New Zealand, becoming Britain's oldest emigrant in the process, BBC television reported.
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Britain's Ben Ainslie wins sailing's Finn  class - his second successive Olympic gold medal.
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Ellen MacArthur endures torrid seas as she continues her round-the-world record bid.
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ANCHORAGE, Alaska  - A British man's attempt to  become the first person to row across the North Pacific Ocean  ended after his boat capsized, the U.S. Coast Guard said on  Wednesday.
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Ellen MacArthur is confident she can successfully complete her round-the-world trip in record time.
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Britain's Matthew Pinsent claims his fourth Olympic gold as the men's coxless four triumph in a photo finish.
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Ellen MacArthur, 28, cruised in triumph into Falmouth harbor today to claim a new record for sailing nonstop and solo around the world.