Velux 5 Oceans skipper Chris Stanmore-Major finishes second

9:47 AM Sat 28 May 2011 GMT

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

Velux 5 Oceans British ocean racer Chris Stanmore-Major 'CSM' has crossed the finish line of the final sprint. The British skipper finishes in second place to secure at least fourth place overall in his first solo circumnavigation of the globe and becomes only the 182nd person to race solo around the world The 33-year-old sailed his 60ft yacht Spartan into La Rochelle, France, and across the ocean sprint five finish line at 11.06am local time (0906 UTC) in second place, his best result in the race so far. Born in Lancaster, UK Chris now calls Cowes on the Isle of ...

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