Velux 5 Oceans - Brad Van Liew has his eyes on Cape Town

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1:01 PM Tue 2 Nov 2010 GMT

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Velux 5 Oceans - Race leader waiting for right moment to take on St Helena High. Velux 5 Oceans race leader Brad Van Liew is waiting for a 'window of opportunity' to start the final sprint to Cape Town. The 42-year-old American solo sailor has led the fleet for the majority of the last 16 days since leaving La Rochelle in France on ocean sprint one to Cape Town. Since crossing the Equator into the Southern Hemisphere on Saturday, Brad and his Eco 60 yacht Le Pingouin have been blasting down the east coast of Brazil in steady winds, a ...

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