Velux 5 Oceans sprint five - High pressure

12:56 AM Thu 19 May 2011 GMT

'Spartan and Le Pingouin do battle - Velux 5 Oceans Sprint 5' Ainhoa Sanchez/Velux 5 Oceans

After recording some of the fastest 24 hour runs of the race on leaving Charleston SC (USA) for the start of ocean sprint four on Saturday, the fleet of four Eco 60s in the Velux 5 Oceans have reached the end of the high speed gulf stream highway. The reason is the large high pressure system sitting off the coast of Nova Scotia, Canada, which has seen the temperature drop and the fog close in on the ocean racers. With the arrival of light airs, leg and race leader Brad Van Liew has extended his lead over second placed Chris ...

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