Rude awakening for Derek Hatfield in Sprint 3

3:54 PM Wed 16 Feb 2011 GMT

'Velux 5 Oceans - Derek Hatfield on Active House' Ainhoa Sanchez/w-w-i.com

Canadian Velux 5 Oceans solo sailor wakes to find Active House out of control doing 21 knots! When you?re alone on a 60ft yacht in the depths of the Southern Ocean, thousands of miles from land or help, the last thing you want is to lose to control of your boat. But that was the situation facing Canadian Derek Hatfield last night when he awoke to find his Eco 60 Active House screaming along at a dangerously quick 21 knots, struggling to cope with a Southern Ocean squall. The 58-year-old solo sailing veteran had been enjoying a rare moment of ...

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