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Briton, 17, is youngest to sail world solo

Mike Perham, 17, celebrated with flares yesterday at the finish line off the coast of Cornwall, England. Mike Perham, 17, celebrated with flares yesterday at the finish line off the coast of Cornwall, England. (Barry Batchelor/Pa Wire)
By Associated Press
August 28, 2009

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LONDON - Freeze-dried food. Autopilot failures. Brutal storms. Accidental dunkings. A 17-year-old British sailor endured all those trials and more to become the youngest person to sail solo around the world. (Full article: 244 words)

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