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China's Guo launches epic solo sail

China's sailing star Guo Chuan is hoping to make yachting history by becoming the first of his countrymen to complete a non-stop solo circumnavigation of the globe.

China's sailing star Guo Chuan, pictured in 2008, is hoping to make yachting history by becoming the first of his countrymen to complete a non-stop solo circumnavigation of the globe.

The 47-year-old former scientist set off on the epic trip on Sunday from his home town of Qingdao, in China's northeastern Shandong province.

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