The deal for television rights to the round the world race could be the key to new sponsors
Elaine Bunting
How do you choose skippers to race round the world?
They'll be managing 17 people, day and night, for nearly a year and looking after almost GBP2 million of business. It's a tall order for the skippers hoping to do…
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