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Round-trip record

Saturday 11 July 1992 23:02 BST
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A four-man powerboat crew broke the record for circumnavigating the UK - knocking 28 hours off the previous best. The Drambuie Tantalus made the 1,568-mile trip in 44hr 3min 3sec, arriving early at Ramsgate, Kent, for a civic reception.

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