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Over 60 boats are docked at Mandal ahead of the Race to the Arctic, starting the following Friday.Watch Thomas Nilsson walks the marina and identifies the fleet, which ranges from the 51-foot Wild One — the largest entry, fitted with a new carbon mast and brand-new, never-used sails — down to an Afrodite 101 from Sandefjord, the smallest boat in the field.3:21 The fleet spans production cruiser-racers and performance one-designs: Arcona 370, Dufour 34, First 35, First 30, First 36.7, Pogo 36 (two boats, including one from Germany that raced at the World Championship at Hanko two years prior), JPK 1050, JPK 10-30, XP38, Salona 34, Salona 40, X35, X41, Norlin 41, Elan 337, Elan 410, DLR 30 OD, DLR 44, Luffe 40, and a Class 40 named Chasing Grace — flagged as potentially dangerous in downwind conditions.0:33 Weather at Mandal is warm and light, with less wind expected for the start than at the time of filming.Watch The Landmark 43 White Shadow is named as a personal favorite and predicted to be among the fastest.1:57

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