Velux 5 Oceans - Christophe Bullens set to restart sprint two

10:37 AM Thu 30 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

Tenacious Velux 5 Oceans solo sailor Christophe Bullens is set to restart sprint two after making yet more repairs to his yacht Five Oceans of Smiles. It will be the third time the determined Belgian has set sail from Cape Town to start the 7,000 nautical mile sprint across the Southern Ocean to Wellington in New Zealand. After a catalogue of problems in sprint one, Christophe had less than two weeks to prepare Five Oceans of Smiles too before ocean sprint two start day on December 16. Following a monumental effort to get his boat ready Christophe set sail with ...

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