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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Simon Jeffery

You can do it …

In case you hadn't noticed, Dame Ellen MacArthur's round the world voyage on the good ship B&Q was sponsored by a well known DIY chain.

The Independent has a good piece on the sail of the century, the sailor's quest for sponsorship when she was an unknown in 1998, which this week netted £75m in free print and television advertising for her financial backers.

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