17.06.2006
Brunel pips Ericsson at the post
Brunel skippered by Britain’s Matt Humphries beat Ericsson into Goteborg, Sweden this afternoon to score their best result in the Volvo Ocean Race when they finished in fourth position on this leg at 15:26:48 GMT.
Brunel missed the Southern Ocean legs of the Volvo Ocean Race 2005-06 after the team temporarily withdrew in order to give the boat a substantial refit. With her new modifications and some adjustments to the crew, this team, which was hampered at the start by lack of funds and time on the water, has now proved competitive.
Matthew Humphries said:
“We were hoping for third, but got ourselves into some conditions that did not suit the boat. We just wanted to show that we could get the boat going.
“Fourth place is a spectacular result. The amount of work that has been done on the boat is unbelievable. It is nice to finish in front of the overall race winner and it feels fantastic to have beaten Ericsson into their home port.
“The guys have done a tremendous job. We are tired but it has been a great few days. We know that fourth is only beating two other boats, but for us, we are very happy.”
Ericsson, skippered by fellow Brit, Neal McDonald, started the Volvo Ocean Race with a sparkling win in the first in-port race in Sanxenxo, Galicia, Spain at the beginning of the event, but it was only on leg seven that the team claimed their first podium position when they finished second across the Atlantic from New York to Portsmouth, UK. They followed this with a third on leg eight around Britain and Ireland, having seemed to have found their form at last. Goteborg is Ericsson’s home port and the team will be disappointed not to be on the podium here in Sweden.
“It was a really frustrating leg. I will take away lots of great experiences from this race. We’ve had a great team and really great sponsors,” said Neal McDonald
“It has been a real roller coaster ride. It is a wonderful feeling to be home and to see so many people come out to cheer us in,” added the only Swede in the race, Maxnus Woxen
LEG NINE SCOREBOARD
Leg Standing
Yacht Name
Leg Points
Finish Time
Elapsed Time
Total Elapsed Time
Race Points
Race Standings
1
The Black Pearl
7.0
17/06/06 13:44:06
002d 02h 44m 06s
106d 17h 44m 17s
73.0
2
2
ABN AMROTWO
6.0
17/06/06 13:48:56
002d 02h 48m 56s
101d 15h 50m 40s
58.5
4
3
Brasil 1
5.0
17/06/06 14:32:15
002d 03h 32m 15s
102d 12h 36m 33s
67.0
3
4
Brunel
4.0
17/06/06 15:26:48
002d 04h 26m 48s
115d 16h 55m 37s
15.5
7
5
Ericsson
3.0
17/06/06 16:10:20
002d 05h 10m 20s
105d 22h 44m 48s
55.0
5
LEG NINE DAY 3 1710 GMT POSITION REPORT
Leg Standing
Yacht
Latitude
Longitude
Distance To Finish
Speed Made Good
24 Hour Run
24 Hour Speed
Projected Leg Points
Estimated Time of Arrival
Projected Race Points
Projected Overall Standings
6
ABN1
57 40.92N
011 49.96E
00002
09.8
177
07.4
2.0
17/06/06 16:28:21
96.0
1
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