Velux 5 Oceans - Chris Stanmore-Major battles on

11:50 AM Wed 19 Jan 2011 GMT

'Chris Stanmore-Major onboard Spartan' onEdition &copy

British ocean racer Chris Stanmore-Major may be closing in on the Velux 5 Oceans sprint two finish line but in order to reach Wellington he has one final obstacle to overcome - the Cook Strait. CSM must navigate his yacht Spartan through the notorious body of water between the two islands of New Zealand in order to reach the finish line, and it's looking like he will have to do it in 35-knot headwinds. After a quick passage through the Bass Strait in between mainland Australia and Tasmania where he averaged around 12 knots, at the 0000 UTC position report ...

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