Velux 5 Oceans - Fleet expected to round Cape Horn within a week

4:44 PM Fri 18 Feb 2011 GMT

'VELUX 5 OCEANS skipper Zbigniew Gutkowski onboard his yacht Operon Racing at the start of Ocean Sprint 3, from Wellington New Zealand to Punta del Este Uruguay.' Ainhoa Sanchez/w-w-i.com Click Here to view large photo

Velux 5 Oceans ? The fleet continues to make quick progress through the Southern Ocean bound for the ultimate landfall for sailors: Cape Horn. After 13 days at sea the fleet has already covered more than 3,000 nautical miles as they sprint towards Punta Del Este in Uruguay. Out in front by just over 200 nautical miles is overall race leader and winner of the first two sprints Brad Van Liew on Le Pingouin. Zbigniew ?Gutek? Gutkowski?s Operon Racing and Derek Hatfield?s Active House are once again locked in battle for second and third positions, just 23 miles separating them ...

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