Velux 5 Oceans - Set to round Cape Horn



3:25 PM Mon 21 Feb 2011 GMT
'Brad Van Liew on board Le Pingouin' onEdition &copy
Velux 5 Oceans - The leading yacht in the third sprint of the Velux 5 Oceans is expected to round Cape Horn today. American ocean racer Brad Van Liew was just 130 nautical miles from the famous landmark at 1200 UTC. It will be the third time Brad, 43, has raced round Cape Horn solo, one of only a handful of sailors and the first American ever to achieve the feat. But in order to join that elite band Brad must pass safely through one of the most dangerous and feared bodies of water in the world, where millions of ...


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