As he sailed back to Hill Head Sailing Club, he was greeted by members of the club where he is sailing commodore.

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Hughes, 20, had back problems, whilst her sailing partner Penny Clark was sidelined with a kidney illness.

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The America's Cup is the oldest and most prestigious trophy in sailing, dating back more than 150 years.

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Check back next week for his account of the sailing.

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In more modern times, the Fastnet Race, a 615-mile dash from England to Ireland and back, brings some of the world's fastest sailing vessels hurtling around the rock each year.

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It does seem to be true that Eunice felt a physical resonance with athletics, with events that challenged the body, an inheritance of decades of swimming and sailing at the Cape and of touch football on the back meadow at Timberlawn.

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"I am very proud of what I have achieved so far but it is important for me to give something back to the community, " said Al Busaidi, who is heading back to Oman for Ramadan before re-joining his crew for the summer's European sailing tour.

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To loosen up before starts, Bauer drifts back toward the right-field foul pole, where after taking a crow-hop, he sends the ball sailing across the grass to a teammate standing within a few feet of the left-field foul pole.

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