Velux 5 Oceans-Fleet face toughest challenge yet in ocean sprint three

9:33 AM Tue 1 Feb 2011 GMT

'Derek Hatfield' Ainhoa Sanchez/w-w-i.com

Velux 5 Oceans - Howling winds and mountainous seas, the most remote place on the entire planet and the infamous Cape Horn ? that is what lies in store for the Velux 5 Oceans racers during ocean sprint three. The 6,000 nautical mile leg from Wellington, New Zealand, to Punta del Este in Uruguay will see the four ocean racers head deeper into the Southern Ocean than they have been yet. Along the way the skippers will face waves up to 30 metres tall and winds that will consistently blow between 25 and 40 knots and often more. They will ...

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