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Tension is high in Lake Garda with the 2025 Moth Worlds about to get underway. With 145 entries from 23 nations and stars from SailGP, the America’s Cup, and the Olympics, it’s shaping up to be a foiling showdown between past champions and rising talent.
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To race around the world alone non-stop is pretty special and those that succeed enter an elite club. But when it comes to lapping the planet against the prevailing winds and currents, non-stop and alone the list stops way short of double figures.