Velux 5 Oceans - French adventurer takes on the challenge!



6:07 PM Tue 17 Aug 2010 GMT
'Charles Hedrich' Velux 5 Oceans &copy
Velux 5 Oceans news: French adventurer Charles Hedrich has been named as the skipper of one of the world's best known ocean racing yachts for the 2010/11 Velux 5 Oceans. Hedrich will take the helm of Respectons La Terre, better known in the sailing world as La Cigare Rouge, for the gruelling 30,000-mile singlehanded race round the world. In the last ten years, Charles Hedrich has forged a career out of extreme sports and is now one of France's leading adventurers. A former merchant seaman, Army officer and businessman, Hedrich sold his business in 2002 and turned his focus to ...


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