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Meet The Soldier Taking On A Huge Military Challenge

It’s one of the longest and toughest inter-service competitions.
 
The Transglobe sailing challenge is a multi-leg, round the world yacht race which sees experienced sailors circumnavigate the globe alongside complete novices.
 
One of those taking part is Private Ashley Cooper, who is based in Cyprus with the Princess of Wales’s Royal Regiment.
 
Simon Newton went to meet him.
 

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