Golden Globe Race

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Golden Globe Race

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Transatlantic racing and global circumnavigation
Circumnavigation races included the Golden Globe Race, sponsored by the Sunday Times of London in 1968, and races later organized by the Royal Naval Racing Association and held quadrennially from 1973. The introduction of self-steering gear did much to facilitate such racing.
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Circumnavigation races included the Golden Globe Race, sponsored by the Sunday Times of London in 1968, and races later organized by the Royal Naval Racing Association and held quadrennially from 1973. The introduction of self-steering gear did much to facilitate such racing.
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