Velux 5 Oceans - Sprint 2 sets sail from Cape Town



1:13 PM Thu 16 Dec 2010 GMT
'Velux 5 Oceans Skipper Derek Hatfield onboard his yacht, Activhouse - Velux 5 Oceans' onEdition &copy Click Here to view large photo
Velux 5 Oceans - The second sprint of the Velux 5 Oceans solo round the world yacht race got underway from Cape Town today bound for Wellington in New Zealand. With the iconic Table Mountain providing a stunning backdrop, the fleet of five international ocean racers crossed the start line beginning a gruelling 7,000 nautical mile sprint across the Southern Ocean through some of the worst weather conditions known to man. The original start of ocean sprint two had been planned for Sunday but it was postponed due to gale-force winds and huge seas off the coast of South Africa. ...


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