Velux 5 Oceans - Gutek closing on sprint four finish

12:21 AM Tue 3 May 2011 GMT

'Gutek&rsquo;s broken bowsprit on Operon Racing - Velux 5 Oceans' Zbigniew / Velux 5 Ocean

Velux 5 Oceans skipper Zbigniew 'Gutek' Gutkowski was just 514 nautical miles from the sprint four finish line in Charleston, USA, at the 1800 UTC position report and back in good winds after a frustrating few days of slow sailing up the coast of North America. His good progress has come despite yet more damage to Operon Racing - this time the Eco 60's bowsprit has parted completely from the bow of the boat. It has not hindered Gutek too much however due to the angle of his course towards Charleston not requiring a spinnaker. 'Yesterday morning I noticed a ...

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