Velux 5 Oceans - 'Gutek' passes halfway mark

12:46 PM Fri 29 Apr 2011 GMT

'Gutek and Operon Racing - Velux 5 Oceans' Ainhoa Sanchez/Velux 5 Oceans

Velux 5 Oceans racer Zbigniew 'Gutek' Gutkowski has passed the halfway mark of his passage from Fortaleza in Brazil to Charleston, USA. The Polish solo skipper was forced to pull into Fortaleza during ocean sprint four of the Velux 5 Oceans with severe damage to his Eco 60 yacht Operon Racing including a broken forestay and bowsprit. The 36-year-old was also nursing broken ribs following a fall early on in the 5,700-mile leg from Punta del Este in Uruguay. Gutek set sail again last Thursday following an 11-day stint in port during which he carried out repairs to Operon Racing ...

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