Velux 5 Oceans - Canadian Derek Hatfield leads fleet in second sprint

9:19 AM Fri 17 Dec 2010 GMT

'Majestic tall ship ’The Belem’ and the VELUX 5 OCEANS Skippers as they depart La Rochelle for the first of 5 Ocean Sprints in the Velux 5 Oceans around the world race. Photo: OnEdition' Velux 5 Oceans &copy Click Here to view large photo

Velux 5 Oceans - Canadian ocean racer Derek Hatfield has reclaimed the lead less than 24 hours into the second sprint of the Velux 5 Oceans. Keen to make up for a slow start at the beginning of sprint one in La Rochelle, the veteran solo sailor was the first of the international fleet to cross the start line of the second leg in Cape Town on Active House. It was a tough start to the Southern Ocean sprint with light airs dogging the skippers as they tried to steal any advantage they could over their rivals as the five ...

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by Sarah Hames