EVENT
The VELUX 5 OCEANS race will start on 22nd October 2006 from Bilbao, Spain, and will comprise 3 legs each crossing a major ocean and ending with a stopover in Australia & the USA. The race will visit the: The North Atlantic, The South Atlantic, The Indian, The Southern & the Pacific Oceans. With 3 trans-oceanic legs & a route which takes in the Globe’s 5 major Oceans, the new name became an obvious choice. Over twenty entries are expected primarily from UK, Switzerland, Spain, France, Italy, United States, Germany, Brazil, Japan and Canada.
CREW
Single-handed
SUMMARY
The toughest challenge any professional sailor can set themselves; namely to sail round the world on their own, pushing their boat and themselves to the extreme. Competing in Open 60 & 50 class yachts, the Formula 1 racing machines of the seas, fewer people have achieved this goal than have climbed Mount Everest. Not surprisingly therefore, we refer to this race as one of Sailing's "Ultimate Challenges".
The VELUX 5 OCEANS has a unique format which sets it apart from any other round the world race & gives it a truly global appeal. Like the Vendee Globe race the VELUX 5 OCEANS is single handed, but unlike the non-stop Vendee Globe, its Multi-leg structure gives more leverage opportunities for sponsors, more peaks of excitement & drama for media & race followers and a much more International make up of competing skippers.
For more informations, please visit www.velux5oceans.com
