Velux 5 Oceans Sprint Four enters final quarter

11:29 AM Wed 13 Apr 2011 GMT

'Chris Stanmore-Major onboard his yacht Spartan - Velux 5 Oceans' Ainhoa Sanchez/Velux 5 Oceans

Velux 5 Oceans solo skippers enter the final quarter of ocean sprint four with only 1,500 miles remaining. With around a week left at sea in the sprint to Charleston on the USA's eastern seaboard, just 288 miles separate the front three boats. As the fleet pass the Caribbean islands they are entering one of the most tactical sections of the leg as they sail close to the USA's east coast where they will be affected by fluky winds and localised currents. Clever tactics and precise weather reading will now become more important than ever for the skippers, each of ...

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