Names in the News - April 30, 1991
From Staff and Wire Reports
Isabelle Autissier of France was the first woman to finish in an around-the-world solo yacht race in Newport, R.I., placing sixth. Mike Plant, fourth overall, completed the 27,000-mile race in the fastest time ever by an American in an around-the-world race--132 days 20 hours 1 minute 2 seconds.
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