Velux 5 Oceans - The countdown begins!

1:42 PM Fri 17 Sep 2010 GMT

'An emotional Velux 5 Oceans goodbye 2006-7' Velux 5 Oceans &copy

Velux 5 Oceans clock is ticking and the final countdown has begun. In exactly one month's time, the international line up of ocean racers will bid their loved ones an emotional farewell and set sail from France on an epic 30,000-mile adventure alone. This Sunday marks exactly four weeks until the starting gun of the 2010/11 Velux 5 Oceans will be heard ringing out across La Rochelle at 4 PM on October 17. Crossing the start line, the courageous skippers will join an elite band of just 123 yachtsmen and women who have started The Ultimate Solo Challenge. Of those ...

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by Velux 5 Oceans Media