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World Service,17 Apr 2006,26 mins

How Computers Are Helping One Sailor Navigate And Communicate

Digital Planet

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How satellite technology is helping one of the world's leading female sailors. Dee Caffari MBE is a British sailor, and the first woman to have sailed single-handedly and non-stop around the world; 140 days into her latest challenge she talks live to the programme. Also, Andrew Fisher talks about the Shazam application.

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