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    • September 11, 2012

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    • September 6, 2012

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    • September 4, 2012

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    • August 31, 2012

    British teams aiming for gold in every sailing class

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    • August 29, 2012

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    • August 26, 2012

    Paralympic spirit hits the waters of York

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    • August 25, 2012

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    • August 24, 2012

    Event is a huge fundraising success

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    • August 23, 2012

    Lifeboat launched to Isle of Man yacht

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    • August 22, 2012

    Wanted: your dolphin pictures and videos

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    • August 21, 2012

    Returns to the water in Cardiff

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    • August 20, 2012

    Volunteering at the Paralympics

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    • August 16, 2012

    September 2012: Marlin runs rings around a gaffer

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    • August 16, 2012

    A long-keeler with modern fractional rig and a blister coachroof

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