Velux 5 Oceans - Cape Town to Wellington victory up for grabs

4:53 AM Tue 11 Jan 2011 GMT

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Velux 5 Oceans, Cape Town to Wellington, the second sprint line is fast approaching. The second sprint of the Velux 5 Oceans is looking like it will go down to the wire in an exhilarating climax to the 7,000 nautical mile leg. After 26 days of full-on solo racing through the Southern Ocean, and with 1,000 nautical miles left to the finish line in Wellington, New Zealand, the leading ocean racers are separated by just 300 nautical miles. Out in front by 200 nautical miles, race leader Brad Van Liew was today feeling the pressure as he tried to keep ...

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