Velux 5 Oceans - Skipper profile Derek Hatfiled



12:23 PM Wed 6 Oct 2010 GMT
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Skipper Name: Derek Hatfield Age: 57? Hometown: Aurora, Ontario, Canada? Class: Eco 60 Boat: Spirit of Canada Website: www.SpritofCanada.net When Derek Hatfield started work as a Canadian mounted policeman in 1971, little did he know nearly 40 years on he would be one of the most respected solo sailors in the world. Back then he specialised in complex fraud investigations - now he specialises in racing state of the art yachts thousands of miles across the world's toughest oceans, alone. In 2003, Derek showed the world what one man can achieve if they have passion, determination and ...


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