Velux 5 Oceans skipper Van Liew under pressure

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6:11 PM Fri 15 Apr 2011 GMT

'VELUX 5 OCEANS skipper Brad Van Liew' Ainhoa Sanchez/Velux 5 Oceans

Velux 5 Oceans skipper Brad Van Liew is under pressure to protect his lead in the race to his hometown as ocean sprint four enters its final stage. For the past 19 days the 43-year-old American has dominated the 5,700-nautical mile leg from Punta del Este in Uruguay, maintaining his reputation as the man to beat. But with under 1,000 nautical miles left to sail to the finish line in his home port of Charleston on the east coast of the USA, and after pulling out all his tricks to shake off his race rivals, Brad has only been able ...

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