velux 5 Oceans - What a difference a day makes

7:25 AM Mon 24 Jan 2011 GMT

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The latest news from Chris Stanmore-Major, who is 40nm from the finish of Sprint leg 2, in Wellington New Zealand, of the Velux 5 Oceans. What a difference a day makes. This morning I shot some video of me doing my deckcheck and like most times I was having a great time. We were blatting along at 9 knots making reasonable angles and the prospect of getting into Wellington was real and possible. Now less that 18hrs later that hope is fading fast. The wind has increased this evening beyond the cheery 30-35kts true that it was in the video ...

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by Chris Stanmore-Major