Velux 5 Oceans Just Started

The third and final leg final leg of the VELUX 5 Oceans from Norfolk, Virginia, USA to Bilbao, Basque Region, Spain just started. The wind as expected was enough to take the boats quickly and spectacularly off the port. The VELUX 5 Oceans is the longest and toughest event, for any individual in any sport. In 2006, the event gets tougher. The legs between ports get longer. The stopovers are fewer and more compact - with a shorter window of preparation for the next leg. And, by the end of it the skippers will have sailed 30,000 miles of ocean alone, facing all the extremes that nature can throw at them.