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Velux 5 Oceans
Bernard Stamm finishes leg 1 with a commanding lead
Bernard Stamm, onboard his Open 60 CHEMINEES POUJOULAT, this evening crossed the finish line of leg 1 in the VELUX 5 OCEANS at 19:18 local time (10:18 UTC). After 43 days and 12,000 miles of racing, the defending champion arrived in Fremantle (Western Australia) to the cheers of friends, family and sailing fans. Stamm’s victory (...) -
Velux 5 Oceans
Alex Thomson capsizes in the Southern Ocean
British solo skipper Alex Thomson is in trouble in the Southern Ocean, during leg one of the VELUX 5 Oceans. At approximately 03.30 GMT this morning, his yacht HUGO BOSS was sailing at 18 knots, in 30 knots of wind, when the keel suffered extreme structural failure and the boat capsized. The race office has alerted fourth placed competitor (...) -
VELUX 5 OCEANS
Briton Alex Thomson first leader from Bilbao
The first leg of the VELUX 5 OCEANS, the solo round-the-world yacht race today started from Bilbao, Spain. Six international skippers crossed the startline in the Bay of Biscay at 1300 (local) led by Briton Alex Thomson aboard ‘Hugo Boss’, the youngest skipper in the (...) -
Velux 5 Oceans
Mike Golding : "I would have liked to see a bigger fleet"
There is just one day left until the start of the Velux 5 Oceans. The die is cast. It is too late to make changes other than the most minor detail. The boats that will be ready are all but ready to cast their lines, and for most Saturday in Bilbao should be a day of rest and a chance to catch up with family, friends and (...) -
VELUX 5 OCEANS
Robin Knox-Johnston to compete again around the world
Sir Robin Knox-Johnston, the first man to ever sail single-handed, non-stop around the world, is to make a dramatic return to the planet’s fiercest oceans. An iconic sailing hero and a much admired pioneer in solo sailing, Sir Robin today announced that he will be competing in the upcoming VELUX 5 OCEANS, the world’s toughest solo (...) -
VELUX 5 OCEANS
Kojiro Shiraishi to fly flag for Japan
Record Record #sailingrecord breaking Japanese sailing hero Kojiro Shiraishi confirmed his entry in the VELUX 5 OCEANS, the Ultimate Solo Challenge. This is the second time Koji has entered the historical round the world yacht race, having finished fourth in the 2002-2003 edition in Class 2 on board his 40ft Spirit of Yukoh. In the upcoming (...) -
The 5-Oceans Race
Three legs for the 5-Oceans 2006 race from Bilbao to Fremantle and USA
The Spanish City of Bilbao, in the province of Bizkaia, has won the bid to host the start and finish of the 5-Oceans Race 2006/07. The race will start from the Puerto Deportivo el Abra Getxo, located at the mouth of Bilbao’s river, on 5th November 2006, and finish there the following (...) -
Around Alone • Leg 5
Derek Hatfield closed the loop on Around Alone 2002-03
The quiet Canadian, skipper Derek Hatfield on board Open 40 Spirit of Canada, closed the loop on Around Alone 2002-03 when he crossed the finish line off Castle Hill at 10:56:25 local time (14:56:25 GMT) in Newport RI. The ocean off Rhode Island undulated lazily with a slight swell under a hazy summer sky as Spirit of Canada slipped through (...) -
SEASAILSURFER OF THE MONTH
Bernard Stamm SeaSailSurfer of May 2003
SeaSailSurfer of May 2003 is nobody other than our friend Bigouden-Switzerland Bernard Stamm. By winning at the beginning of the month the fifth leg of Around Alone, the sailing round the world race with stopovers, Bernard entered the legend of offshore racing. -
Around Alone
Around Alone becames 5-Oceans for 2006
Following a review of the Around Alone 2002-03 yacht race, race organisers Clipper Ventures plc, along with leading sports marketing company Fast Track, have today unveiled an exciting new format for the next edition in 2006, which will be renamed 5-Oceans.
Tour du monde en solitaire avec escale : Velux 5 Oceans ex-BOC Challenge, ex-Around Alone