Velux 5 Oceans - Gutek battling autopilot problems

4:51 AM Tue 28 Dec 2010 GMT

'Received from Operon Racing today - Photo: VELUX 5 OCEANS/ Zbigniew Gutkowski' Velux 5 Oceans &copy

Velux 5 Oceans skipper Zbigniew Gutkowski has been struck with problems with the autopilot onboard his Eco 60 yacht Operon Racing. The 36-year-old Polish solo sailor, known as Gutek, has struggled with the yacht?s self steering equipment since problems developed early into the second ocean sprint of the singlehanded round the world race. The faults have led to several unexpected and dangerous high-speed gybes which have in turn resulted in Operon Racing being knocked flat ? the last thing a skipper wants to happen while trying to survive the Southern Ocean. 'Since Christmas Eve I have had a very serious ...

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