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The quest for the 'Holy Grail' of a Birkett win attracts keen sailors from national champions to novices from all over the country in a huge range of different boats all racing the full length of Ullswater and back on both days. Last year's Birkett was an all-time record-breaker with a total number of entries of 231 boats.
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