Velux 5 Oceans skipper Brad Van Liew battles storm in North Atlantic

2:30 PM Tue 24 May 2011 GMT

'Le Pingouin - Velux 5 Oceans 2010-11' Ainhoa Sanchez/Velux 5 Oceans

Velux 5 Oceans 2010-11 final sprint end is in sight for skipper Brad Van Liew as he predicts Friday finish for the ultimate solo challenge. The challenge is far from over yet for the American ocean racer who has spent the last 24 hours battling a fierce North Atlantic storm. The 43-year-old is not only at the top of the leaderboard after a clean sweep of the previous four ocean sprints but has also led the charge across the North Atlantic from his hometown of Charleston in South Carolina to La Rochelle in France, the place the race started from ...

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