Velux 5 Oceans - Shakedown sail: Total success for activehouse.info

9:24 PM Wed 13 Oct 2010 GMT

'activehouse.info sea trial for the new sails' Velux 5 Oceans &copy Click Here to view large photo

Derek Hatfield returns with a smile after a productive day on the water. For Derek Hatfield, today was a banner day. Today was the day that his brand new suit of sails were put through the paces and we are pleased to report that they performed beautifully. The skipper put in some serious miles today in the waters off of La Rochelle, France in advance of this weekend's Velux 5 Oceans Race start. We pushed him off the dock just as the sun rose and now that he has returned under a starry sky, he has the following to reveal; ...

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