Velux 5 Oceans sprint four early lead to Gutek

10:16 PM Sun 27 Mar 2011 GMT

'The fleet start in Punta del Este - Velux 5 Oceans' Ainhoa Sanchez

Velux 5 Oceans sprint four from Punta Del Este to Charleston (USA). Zbigniew ?Gutek? Gutkowski took an early lead over his race rivals as sprint four got underway. 'Gutek' snuck across the start line in Operon Racing five seconds in front of overall race leader Brad Van Liew on Le Pingouin. In one of the closest starts of the round the world race so far, all four boats blasted across the line in Punta del Este bay within a few minutes of each other. Gutek laid down his intentions for the race ahead rounding the first mark ahead of the ...

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