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Quadriplegic Sails Solo
jmjoness
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6-16-2008 11:15 PM
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6-17-2008
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Yea I know, I actually thought the same thing.
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The record-breaking quadriplegic sailor is set to sail solo round the British Isles using controls powered by her breath after technical problems forced her to postpone her challenge. 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An inflatable boat will sail alongside her and a crew will provide support on land. She expects the journey to take around three months.</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080616/ap_on_re_eu/britain_quadriplegic_sailor"><P>Lister, who is paralyzed from the neck down, has already broken sailing records. In August 2005 she became the first quadriplegic to sail solo across the English Channel. 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