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Sir Peter Harrison, 1937-2021

Leading sailors paid tribute to Sir Peter Harrison, who died on 18 June. Sir Peter personally backed the GBR Challenge, which campaigned for the 2002/03 America’s Cup in Auckland, and was behind numerous other sailing projects big and small. He was a keen racer and owned many

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