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20th Jan 2002

Around The World Yacht Race Medicine


Chris Smith

The Around The World Yacht Race is one of the most gruelling challenges. Successful participant Dr. Chris Price, who is also a physician researching strokes, describes his experience of sailing around the world, including how to make fresh water, how to plot your course and position, why some people are seasick and who makes a better sailor - a man or a woman !
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