Velux 5 Oceans skipper Gutek finishes sprint four

9:56 AM Thu 5 May 2011 GMT

'Gutek reaches Charleston' Ainhoa Sanchez/Velux 5 Oceans

Velux 5 Oceans Polish solo sailor Zbigniew 'Gutek' Gutkowski has done it! After a gruelling 38-day sprint from Punta del Este in Uruguay to Charleston, USA, today Gutek has crossed the finish line of sprint four. As the South Carolinian city slept, a small celebration was taking place out in the harbour as the Velux 5 Oceans race director's horn sounded at 0120 local time (0520 UTC) marking the end of an epic sprint for Gutek and his Eco 60 yacht Operon Racing. Just a few hours later, and over a month since starting the 5,700-nautical mile sprint with the ...

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