Velux 5 Oceans 2010-11 sprint five drama as Spartan floods

11:44 AM Mon 23 May 2011 GMT

'Chris Stanmore-Major - Velux 5 Oceans' Chris Stanmore-Major/Velux 5 Oceans

Velux 5 Oceans sprint five racers Derek and Gutek were diverted to help British skipper Chris Stanmore-Major (CSM) as he feared Spartan was sinking. Skipper Chris Stanmore-Major feared his yacht was sinking after finding the cabin flooded with hundreds of litres of water in the middle of the North Atlantic. The 33-year-old, competing in the 30,000-mile round the world yacht race known as The Ultimate Solo Challenge, discovered the potential disaster halfway into the final sprint of the event from Charleston, USA, to La Rochelle in France. CSM had been locked in battle with fellow racers Derek Hatfield and Zbigniew ...

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