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171:47.47 metres (155.7 ft)
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930:"CYCA Classes Database"
403:In May 1979 the UFO 34
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246:Three-Quarter Ton class
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623:"Previous Models: UFO"
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290:Racing achievements
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470:the UFO 34
466:During the
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370:Black Arrow
333:, the 2004
308:Contessa 32
304:S&S 34s
207:Bermuda rig
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1265:0713668679
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1075:Bruce 2004
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567:References
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531:Express 34
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1063:Ward 2008
1017:13 August
765:"History"
561:Viking 34
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457:Lands End
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498:See also
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461:Penzance
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357:winning
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