Velux 5 Oceans - Eerie calm

5:09 AM Wed 5 Jan 2011 GMT

'Derek Hatfield?s Active House. Photo: Ainhoa Sanchez w-w-i.com Velux 5 Oceans' Ainhoa Sanchez

Velus 5 Oceans skipper Canadian Derek Hatfield was today 'licking his wounds' after a 12-hour battering from a Southern Ocean storm that brought with it winds of more than 40 knots and huge, confused seas. The 57-year-old?s only respite from the carnage came when he reached the eye of the storm and winds suddenly dropped to around 10 knots. After managing to sleep less than an hour in the past 24 hours, Derek was this morning taking advantage of the lighter winds found in the very centre of the depression to catch up on some desperately needed rest. But it ...

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