Velux 5 Oceans - Light airs frustrate fleet



2:59 PM Mon 15 Nov 2010 GMT
'Chris Stanmore-Major and Spartan head into the sunset on the first Ocean Sprint of the Velux 5 Oceans' Velux 5 Oceans &copy
Velux 5 Oceans - Weather causes problems for ocean racers during final part of first leg While American Brad Van Liew has been reveling in his victory in the first ocean sprint of the VELUX 5 OCEANS, the rest of the fleet have been making frustratingly slow progress towards Cape Town. Light airs have dogged Zbigniew 'Gutek' Gutkowski, Derek Hatfield and Chris Stanmore-Major as they battle their way to the finish line of the 7,400 nautical mile leg which started in La Rochelle on October 17. Frustration has swept through the fleet, now tantalisingly close to Cape Town. At the ...


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