Velux 5 Oceans - Leaders ready for drag race across the Atlantic

12:57 PM Fri 5 Nov 2010 GMT

''Full noise or no noise' on Le Pingouin' Velux 5 Oceans &copy Click Here to view large photo

Velux 5 Oceans race leader Brad Van Liew is setting up for a one-on-one drag race to Cape Town with rival Zbigniew 'Gutek' Gutkowski as the pair battle it out for the top spot. After nearly three weeks at sea and more than 4,000 nautical miles sailed just 22 nautical miles separate the two skippers. Brad has mostly led the race since the five skippers set sail from La Rochelle on October 17 but Polish sailor Gutek has refused to let the American slip out of reach. So desperate is Brad to keep his lead over Gutek that he has ...

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