Velux 5 Oceans - Skippers to take on mighty Southern Ocean in 2nd leg

2:34 PM Thu 9 Dec 2010 GMT

'Majestic tall ship ’The Belem’ and the VELUX 5 OCEANS Skippers as they depart La Rochelle for the first of 5 Ocean Sprints in the Velux 5 Oceans around the world race' Velux 5 Oceans &copy Click Here to view large photo

Velux 5 Oceans - 7,000 nautical mile sprint from Cape Town to Wellington starts on Sunday If the first ocean sprint from La Rochelle to Cape Town wasn't hard enough, the Velux 5 Oceans is about to get a lot tougher. Howling winds, freezing temperatures, mountainous seas and icebergs await the five ocean racers as they leave the comfort of Cape Town and head into the bleak expanses of the Indian Ocean bound for Wellington in New Zealand. It is here they will encounter some of the worst weather conditions known to man - and they will face them alone. ...

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