Velux 5 Oceans-Gutek reclaims second as battle with Hatfield heightens

3:31 PM Thu 10 Feb 2011 GMT

'Skipper Gutek (Zbigniew Gutkowski) onboard his yacht Operon Racing' onEdition &copy Click Here to view large photo

Velux 5 Oceans update. Polish ocean racer Zbigniew ?Gutek? Gutkowski and Operon Racing have reclaimed second place after it was snatched from him by race rival Derek Hatfield in the third sprint of the Velux 5 Oceans. Just five days into the sprint from Wellington, New Zealand, to Punta Del Este in Uruguay, the fleet has changed positions regularly as they battle it out for the top spot. They may be friends on the dock but on the water the skippers are cut-throat in their drive to get an advantage over one another. After hitting a submerged tree earlier in ...

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