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Teen sails into record books
18/10/2009
By Greg Ford, Sunday Star Times -
HE HAS already begged, borrowed and stolen the hearts of the close-knit Auckland yachting community.
And later this week Edwin Delaat will write his name in the sport's history books by becoming the youngest owner and skipper in the iconic yacht race, the HSBC Coastal Classic.
Delaat is just 13 but the Henderson schoolboy can legitimately claim to be a genuine sea dog and owner of an already impressive sailing resume.
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