Velux 5 Oceans - Into the history books

10:15 AM Tue 22 Feb 2011 GMT

'Brad Van Liew - Velux 5 Oceans' Ainhoa Sanchez

Velux 5 Oceans skipper Brad Van Liew has for a third time rounded Cape Horn solo. The 43-year-old veteran ocean racer is the only American ever to race round the notorious landmark singlehanded three times and has now sailed into the history books. Brad was the first of the Velux 5 Oceans skippers to round the Horn after setting sail from Wellington, New Zealand, on February 6 bound for Punta del Este in Uruguay. The current leg frontrunner and overall race leader is now heading out of the Southern Ocean for the first time in almost three months. Brad has ...

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