Velux 5 Oceans - Time runs out for Australian skipper

3:31 PM Sat 16 Oct 2010 GMT

'Garry Golding's boat, Oz' Velux 5 Oceans &copy

The Velux 5 Oceans race management has today announced that Australian yachtsman Garry Golding will not compete in the 2010/11 edition of the race. With just one day until the start of the race, Golding has not arrived in La Rochelle, home of the Velux 5 Oceans. He has also not sailed a qualification passage which skippers must complete to prove both they and their yachts are up to the challenge of sailing around the world. Golding announced his participation in the 30,000-mile solo round the world race in February and has since been based in Gosport, UK, preparing his ...

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