Velux 5 Oceans - Brad van Liew scoops bonus points

3:34 AM Thu 20 Jan 2011 GMT

'Brad Van Liew - Velux 5 Oceans' Ainhoa Sanchez

Amerian ocean racer Brad Van Liew has picked up three bonus points for being the quickest of the Velux 5 Oceans skippers to pass between the ocean sprint two speed gates. Brad, who was awarded 12 points for winning the latest leg from Cape Town to Wellington, picks up three bonus points for sailing between longitudes 75E to 50E in three days, ten hours and 26 minutes. The Velux 5 Oceans is scored using a points system rather than elapsed time. Each of the five ocean sprints features a timed run between two gates set by the race management. The ...

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