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British billionaire Sir Richard Branson and his two children set out with a crew of champion sailors early Wednesday on a 99-foot racing yacht in an attempt to break a trans-Atlantic speed record.
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In this Aug. 7, 2008, file photo, Britain’s Ben Ainslie is seen while sailing his Finn during practice for the 2008 Beijing Olympics in Qingdao, about 720 kilometers southeast of Beijing. Ainslie, a three-time Olympic gold medalist and world sailor of...
