Third Ocean Racer Arrives at the Home of the Velux 5 Oceans



2:04 PM Wed 29 Sep 2010 GMT
'Zbigniew Gutkowski' Velux 5 Oceans &copy
Polish ocean racer Zbigniew Gutkowski this morning arrived in La Rochelle ahead of the start of the VELUX 5 OCEANS. As the sun rose over the historic French port early this morning Gutkowski, known as 'Gutek', sailed in after completing a qualification passage. Gutek was greeted on the dock in the Bassin des Chalutiers by the VELUX 5 OCEANS race management team. In a show of camaraderie, fellow ocean racer Derek Hatfield, who arrived in La Rochelle on Sunday, also joined the welcoming party despite the early hour. 'The qualifier went very well,' said Gutek as ...


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