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Recovering soldier sets new sailing record

new sailing record has been established for the 1,250-mile passage from Sydney to Auckland by an Australian military veteran recovering from PTSD. James Prascevic, 40, from Geelong in Victoria sailed his 36ft yacht to set a new benchmark time of 12d 14h with the World Speed Sailing Record Council.

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