Velux 5 Oceans: Chris Stanmore-Major arrives in Wellington

8:33 PM Mon 24 Jan 2011 GMT

'Chris Stanmore-Major - Velux 5 Oceans' Ainhoa Sanchez

British yachtsman Chris Stanmore-Major today sailed across the finish line of the second sprint of the Velux 5 Oceans ending an epic 39-day voyage from Cape Town, South Africa, to Wellington in New Zealand. With the sun still rising, the 33-year-old solo sailor from Cowes, Isle of Wight, crossed the finish line at 7.25am and sailed into Wellington Harbour on his Eco 60 Spartan. Dozens of people flocked to the dockside at Queens Wharf in the centre of the city to give the fourth and final Velux 5 Oceans skipper the welcome he deserved after being at sea for a ...

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