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Velux 5 Oceans Sprint start dates confirmed



11:06 AM Mon 21 Jun 2010 GMT
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The Velux 5 Oceans today announces the dates of the starts of the five ocean sprints in the 2010/11 edition of the race. The race will start and end in the French port of La Rochelle, in between visiting Cape Town in South Africa, Wellington in New Zealand, Salvador in Brazil and Charleston in the USA. Ocean Sprint 1: La Rochelle to Cape Town - 7,500 nautical miles Start date: October 17 The first ocean sprint will see the fleet battle through the notorious Bay of Biscay before pushing hard through the Atlantic and the frustrating calm of the Doldrums ...


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