Velux 5 Oceans - Tropical weather brings mystery to the fleet

9:34 PM Fri 29 Oct 2010 GMT

'Brad Van Liew on board Le Pingouin' Velux 5 Oceans &copy Click Here to view large photo

Velux 5 Oceans - Intertropical convergence zone plays havoc with race leaders They say it's tough at the top, and that's something American ocean racer Brad Van Liew knows only too well as he struggles through the Doldrums at the head of the Velux 5 Oceans fleet. The 42-year-old skipper of Le Pingouin has a seemingly comfortable lead of around 80 nautical miles on his nearest rival, Polish solo sailor Zbigniew 'Gutek' Gutkowski. But for Brad and his fellow competitors it is not just a battle against their opponents on the water - it is a battle against nature itself. ...

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