Title:

V50BBfd M5625

Photographer:

onEdition

Description:

20070504 Copyright image 2007© Free for editorial use image, please credit: onEdition. A victorious Sir Robin Knox-Johnston and second place Kojiro Shiraishi, aboard his yacht Saga Insurance upon his arrival in 3rd place of the final leg of the VELUX 5 Oceans. The leg from Norfolk, Virginia, USA to Bilbao, Basque Region, Spain, will leave him in 3rd or 4th place overall, depending on when rival Unai Basurko finishes in the next 48 hours. Sir Robin became a household name in 1969, when he won the Golden Globe and became the first man to sail non-stop around the world. At 68 years of age he again sails into the history books after completing this historic solo voyage. 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. For further details please contact Tim Kelly at Pitch PR on +44 (0)20 7494 1616 or +44 (0)7773 325 533 or email tim.kelly@pitchpr.co.uk. For all photographic enquires please contact Tim Stonton at onEdition on +44 (0)20 7978 1459 or email Tim@onEdition.com. VELUX is one the strongest brands in the global building materials sector and is sold around the world. The VELUX Group has production companies in 10 countries and sales companies in nearly 40 countries. The Group is owned by VKR Holding A/S and, for competitive reasons, the financial results are incorporated into the VKR Group's consolidated accounts. In 2004, the VKR Group's total turnover was almost DKK 12.7 billion. This image is copyright the photographer 2007©. This image has been supplied by onEdition and must be credited onEdition. The author is asserting his full Moral rights in relation to the publication of this image. All rights reserved. Rights for onward transmission of any image or file is not granted or implied. Changing or deleting Copyright information is illegal as specified in the Copyright, Design and Patents Act 1988. If you are in any way unsure of your right to publish this image please contact onEdition on +44(0)20 7978 1459 or email info@onEdition.com

Keywords:

Leg Three, Finish, Bilbao, Spain, Basque Country, onEdition, All Images, VELUX 5 Oceans, VELUX, Pitch PR, Sailing, Sport, Yachts, Sea, Ocean, Circumnavigation, Race, Racing, W-W-I-0-0-1-8, Open 60, V50BBfd_M5625, 20070504, Sir Robin Knox-Johnston, Saga Insurance, Kojiro Shiraish