Velux 5 Oceans - Fleet splits as tactics come in to play



10:56 AM Wed 12 Jan 2011 GMT
'American Brad Van Liew gets underway, onboard his yacht Le Pengouin, for the second leg of the Velux 5 Oceans. Photo: Ainhoa Sanchez w-w-i.com' Velux 5 Oceans &copy Click Here to view large photo
Velux 5 Oceans - Brad and Derek go west, Gutek goes east ? who will win? To go east, or not to go east ? that is the question facing the Velux 5 Oceans skippers as they approach the south of New Zealand, less than 1,000 nautical miles from the finish line in Wellington. After four gruelling weeks at sea sailing through one of the most inhospitable oceans in the world, the end might be in sight for the tired ocean racers but the race is by no means over. At the ...


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