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In Pictures: Golden Globe Race kicks off

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SNS | July 2, 2018 5:57 pm

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<p> 1- France's Philippe Peche (C-left) on his boat PRB and Russia's Igor Zaretskiy on his boat Esmeralda set sail from Les Sables d'Olonne Harbour on July 1, 2018, at the start of the solo around-the-world Golden Globe Race ocean race in which sailors compete without high technology aids such as GPS or computers. (Photo: AFP)

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<p> 2- English born-Australian Kevin Farebrother waves on his boat Sagarmatha as he sets sail from Les Sables d'Olonne Harbour on July 1, 2018. Nineteen sailors are travelling nonstop without assistance and without touching shore for about nine months, replicating a 1968 race that produced only one finisher, Britain's Sir Robin Knox-Johnston, who became the first person to sail single-handed and non-stop around the world. (Photo: AFP)

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<p> 3- Estonia's skipper Uku Randmaa on his boat One and All as he sets sail from Les Sables d'Olonne Harbour on Sunday. (Photo: AFP)

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<p> 4- Indian Naval officer Abhilash Tomy gestures on his boat Thuriya as he sets off from Les Sables d'Olonne Harbour on July 1, 2018, at the start of the solo around-the-world Golden Globe Race ocean race. (Photo: AFP)

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<p> 5- Dutch skipper Mark Slats waves from his boat Ohpen Maverick as he sets sail from the Les Sables d'Olonne Harbour. (Photo: AFP)

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