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The Top 10 Sailing Stories of 2021 - The Top Five

by Mark Jardine & Andy Rice 22 Dec 2021 15:49 GMT
A huge capsize for American Magic on day 3 of the PRADA Cup © America's Cup

It's the second and final part of Mark Jardine and Andy Rice's annual round-up of the 10 most read stories from 2021 on Mark's websites, YachtsandYachting.com and Sail-World.com.

This is Part 2, with stories No.5 going up to No.1:

Here are the articles mentioned in the podcast:

1. America's Cup teams battle to save Patriot (Mark Jardine & Richard Gladwell)

2. Kiwis pull a couple of rabbits out of the hat (Richard Gladwell)

3. Last Cup for long time Team NZ weather guru (Suzanne McFadden)

4. The America's Cup from the armchair... (John Curnow)

5. A shameful story and a warning to the sailing world (David Schmidt)

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