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Jimmy Cornell, the ARC mastermind on routing: ‘Sailing your own boat is still the most rewarding way to explore our planet’

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Jimmy Cornell has spent half a century sailing and mapping the globe. He shares how bluewater cruising and ocean routing have changed.

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