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OCEAN racer Zbigniew ‘Gutek’ Gutkowski today became the first Pole to race singlehanded around the world after completing the VELUX 5 OCEANS solo round the…

BRTISH solo sailor Chris Stanmore-Major today secured his place in the history books becoming only the 182nd person ever to sail solo around the world…

HE’S DONE IT! American ocean racer Brad Van Liew today sailed over the finish line of the VELUX 5 OCEANS and into the record…

THE four VELUX 5 OCEANS solo skippers today showed just how fired up they are for the climax of the round the world race, all…

HE’S done it! Tenacious Polish solo sailor Zbigniew ‘Gutek’ Gutkowski brought to an end a gruelling 38-day sprint from Punta del Este in Uruguay to…

Ocean racers to hold webchats on camera in countdown to sprint five FANS of the VELUX 5 OCEANS will get another chance…

YACHTING legend Sir Robin Knox Johnston has heralded the Eco 60 class – premiering in the 2010/11 VELUX 5 OCEANS - as a shining light…

THEY say that in yacht racing it is never over until man and boat are safely across the line – and that was certainly the…

THE stage is set for a thrilling finale to the VELUX 5 OCEANS solo round the world yacht race after Canadian ocean racer Derek Hatfield…

AMERICAN solo sailor Brad Van Liew today made it an incredible four wins out of four legs in the VELUX 5 OCEANS solo round the…

IT was Polish ocean racer Zbigniew ‘Gutek’ Gutkowski who took an early lead over his race rivals as the fourth ocean sprint of the VELUX…

Check out the webchats that took place with Brad and Derek in Punta: VELUX 5…

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FANS of the VELUX 5 OCEANS are to get the chance to put their questions to their favourite skippers in a series of live webchats.…

THE third ocean sprint of the VELUX 5 OCEANS came to the most incredibly thrilling climax today with Polish ocean racer Zbigniew ‘Gutek’ Gutkowski beating…

BRAD Van Liew added yet another notch to his belt today to claim victory in the third sprint of the VELUX 5 OCEANS. The 43-year-old…

IT was a wild, wet and windy start to the third sprint of the VELUX 5 OCEANS solo round the world yacht race today as…

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…

VETERAN solo sailor Derek Hatfield today described the second ocean sprint of the VELUX 5 OCEANS as the toughest sailing of his life as he…

POLISH solo sailor Zbigniew Gutkowski crossed the VELUX 5 OCEANS sprint two finish line after exactly a month at sea to claim second place. In…

AMERICAN solo ocean racer Brad Van Liew today made it two wins from two ocean sprints as he sailed into Wellington, New Zealand, to claim…

THE second sprint of the VELUX 5 OCEANS solo round the world yacht race got underway from Cape Town today bound for Wellington in New…

THE start of ocean sprint two of the VELUX 5 OCEANS has been postponed due to adverse weather conditions off the South African coast. Gale…

TENACIOUS solo sailor Christophe Bullens arrived in Cape Town this morning bringing to an end a gruelling six-week ocean sprint in the VELUX 5 OCEANS…

BRITISH skipper Chris Stanmore-Major today became the fourth skipper to complete the first ocean sprint of the epic VELUX 5 OCEANS solo round the world…

CANADIAN solo sailor Derek Hatfield today sailed into Cape Town to take the third podium position in the first ocean sprint of the VELUX 5…

AFTER exactly one month at sea, Polish ocean racer Zbigniew Gutkowski sailed into Cape Town this evening to claim second place in the first ocean…

AMERICAN ocean racer Brad Van Liew today sailed into Cape Town to claim victory in the first ocean sprint of the VELUX 5 OCEANS. Under…

AND they’re off! With the sun shining brightly and a fresh breeze blowing, the five international skippers in the VELUX 5 OCEANS blasted across the…

Brad Van Liew bids farewell to Charleston and heads 5,600 kms to La Rochelle AMERICAN ocean racer Brad Van Liew will today wave goodbye to…

They have spent the last few months hidden away in boatsheds undergoing major transformations – but now two Eco 60 yachts have emerged from their…

Gutek to take on The Ultimate Solo Challenge in former Vendée Globe winner Zbigniew ‘Gutek’ Gutkowski has moved one step closer to his goal of…

Chris Stanmore-Major and Simon Chalk to take on The Ultimate Solo Challenge Not since Sir Robin-Knox Johnston sailed into the record books as the victor…

The Eco 60 Class of ocean racing yachts today launches its own dedicated website. The new class – which currently makes use of Open 60…