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Battered solo yachtswoman awaits rescue in Pacific

British skipper Susie Goodall waves from the helm of her boat "DHL Starlight" on July 1, 2018, at the start of her solo around-the-world "Golden Globe Race" in which sailors compete without high technology aides such as GPS or computers. [AFP/File / Damien MEYER]

A British solo around-the-world sailor whose yacht was crippled in a ferocious storm as she crossed the Pacific has stabilised her battered vessel and is awaiting rescue, race organisers said Friday.

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