Velux 5 Oceans - High pressure zone bringing misery the the fleet

2:54 PM Mon 20 Dec 2010 GMT

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Velux 5 Oceans - It has been a gruelling start to the second sprint of the Velux 5 Oceans with the fleet battling strong currents, unpredictable weather and severe sleep deprivation. After starting from Cape Town on Thursday, the ocean racers have been pushing south into the Southern Ocean in search of the prevailing westerly winds that will propel their yachts towards their destination of Wellington, New Zealand. But instead of battling against the notorious weather conditions of the Roaring Forties and Screaming Fifties latitudes, the Velux 5 Oceans fleet has had to face an unexpected challenge in the form ...

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