Velux 5 Oceans - Christophe Bullens set to restart Sprint 2

1:29 PM Sun 19 Dec 2010 GMT

'Christophe Bullens (right) checks his rudder system, prior to the start of Ocean Sprint 2 of the Velux 5 Oceans, in Cape Town.' Velux 5 Oceans &copy Click Here to view large photo

Velux 5 Oceans - After an amazing effort by a team of volunteers on the dock in Cape Town working to fix his yacht Five Oceans of Smiles too, Belgian ocean racer Christophe Bullens is set to restart sprint two of the VELUX 5 OCEANS. The 49-year-old was forced to head back to Cape Town on Friday with rudder problems, just over 24 hours after starting the 7,500 nautical mile sprint to New Zealand. On his return yesterday to the South African port, the second of the five Velux 5 Oceans hostports, a team of local volunteers jumped into action ...

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