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- 1 2 "ISAF : Sailor biog page". www.sailing.org. Retrieved 2010-07-20.
- ↑ "Sail-World.com : Oskar Johansson and Kevin Stittle feel ready". www.sail-world.com. Retrieved 2010-07-20.
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