Velux 5 Oceans - Sprint 5 sets sail from Charleston

2:06 PM Sat 14 May 2011 GMT

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The Velux 5 Oceans Sprint 5 will begin today from Charleston SC (USA). The four skippers that remain will set off towards La Rochelle, France to complete a global circumnavigation back to where they began their journeys on October 17, 2010. The skippers are Brad Van Liew (USA), Zbigniew 'Gutek' Gutkowski (POL), Derek Hatfield (CAN) and Chris Stanmore-Major (GB). Brad will secure overall victory in the race as long as he successfully completes the final leg. Derek and Hatfield are tied on points and the battle between them to decide second and third on the podium will be fierce. The ...

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