L-R Unai Basurko, PAKEA, Bernard Stamm, Cheminees Poujoulat, Kojiro Shiraishi,Spirit of Yukoh and Sir Robin Knox-Johnston, Saga Insurance at the over all prize giving for the VELUX 5 Oceans single handed round the world yacht race.
Skippers back in Bilbao. L-R Second place Kojiro Shiraishi, forth place Sir Robin Knox-Johnston, third place Unai Basurko and race winner Bernard Stamm.
Bernard Stamm (Cheminess Poujoulat) and Kojiro Shiraishi (Spirit of Yukoh) celebrate finishing in first and second place at the end of the VELUX 5 Oceans.
A victorious Bernard Stamm wins the VELUX 5 Oceans race. The solo Swiss sailor led all three legs, aboard his yacht Cheminees Poujoulat during the race and arrived into Bilbao, Basque Region, Spain in first place today to take the outright win on this final leg from Norfolk, Virginia, USA. He won the race four years ago and again proved to be unstoppable on this edition of the race.
A victorious Kojiro Shiraishi addresses supporters and media at the VELUX Atika as he takes second place overall in the VELUX 5 Oceans in his yacht Spirit of Yukoh, in Bilbao, Basque Region, Spain. The Japanese solo sailor finished 2nd in each of the three legs, a superb finish, which is the highest ever position for a Japanese solo sailor in the Open 60 Class.
Bernard Stamm (Cheminess Poujoulat) and Kojiro Shiraishi (Spirit of Yukoh) give each other a congratulatory hug as they celebrate finishing in first and second place at the end of the VELUX 5 Oceans.
A victorious Bernard Stamm wins the VELUX 5 Oceans race.
A victorious Kojiro Shiraishi sets of flares as he takes second place overall in the VELUX 5 Oceans in his yacht Spirit of Yukoh, in Bilbao, Basque Region, Spain.
Unai Basurko, PAKEA at the of the start of the final leg of the VELUX 5 OCEANS from Norfolk, Virginia, USA to Bilbao, Basque Region, Spain.
Bernard Stamm, Cheminees Poujoulat at the start of the final leg of the VELUX 5 OCEANS from Norfolk, Virginia, USA to Bilbao, Basque Region, Spain.
Bernard Stamm, Cheminees Poujoulat, leads Kojiro Shiraishi, Spirit of Yukoh at the start of the final leg of the VELUX 5 OCEANS from Norfolk, Virginia, USA to Bilbao, Basque Region, Spain.
Kojiro Shiraishi
Kojiro Shiraishi (Spirit of Yukoh) at dusk on the final leg of the VELUX 5 OCEANS
Kojiro Shiraishi (Spirit of Yukoh) captures a beautiful sunset on the final leg of the VELUX 5 OCEANS