Velux 5 Oceans overall victory to Brad Van Liew

8:11 PM Fri 27 May 2011 GMT

'AMERICAN solo ocean racer Brad Van Liew. Photo: Ainhoa Sanchez/w-w-i.com' Ainhoa Sanchez/Velux 5 Oceans

American solo sailor Brad Van Liew has crossed the finish line of the final sprint of the Velux 5 Oceans solo round the world yacht race to secure overall victory. The 43-year-old sailed his 60ft yacht Le Pingouin into La Rochelle, France, and across the ocean sprint five finish line in first place at 2053 local time (1853UTC), making it a clean sweep of all of the legs. Brad is a past winner of the Velux 5 Oceans, having won every leg in class two in the 2002/3 edition of the race. His victory this time round makes him the ...

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