Velux 5 Oceans fleet passed The Horn

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4:27 PM Fri 25 Feb 2011 GMT

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Velux 5 Oceans skippers have spent almost almost three weeks at sea during the third ocean sprint, and they are now firmly on the home straight towards Punta del Este. The toughest part of the 6000 nautical mile leg may now be over, however there is no time to relax as changeable winds will make the next day or so crucial for the final standings and the battle for positions at the back of the fleet couldn?t be tighter. Race leader, Brad Van Liew, passed Cape Horn in perfect conditions on Monday the twenty-first, but has endured light winds since ...

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