Velux 5 Oceans - Van Liew takes a beating during qualifying sail

1:54 PM Fri 17 Sep 2010 GMT

'Leaving Charleston for the start' Team Lazarus

Velux 5 Oceans update from Brad Van Liew. Exactly thirty days from today U.S. sailor Brad Van Liew will take on 30,000 miles in the Velux 5 Oceans solo race around the globe. Getting to the start line in France and qualifying for the event, meant Van Liew faced crossing the Atlantic during the tropical season, a time of year known for serious storms and hurricanes charging up the Atlantic Ocean and in some cases dancing close to land on the East Coast of the U.S. Van Liew's concern was less about the hurricanes making landfall, and more about moving ...

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by Team Lazarus