Volvo Ocean Race 2008/2009 - Oceanracing 2009

Volvo Ocean Race 2008/2009
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04.11.08
Leg One Day 25

TELEFONICA BLACK headS TOWARDS CAPE TOWN

Telefónica Black (Fernando Echávarri/ESP) will be the last of the eight boats racing in leg one of the Volvo Ocean Race to cross the finish in Cape Town later today. Her estimated time of arrival is 1546 GMT and, at 1000 GMT today, she still had 78 nm to run. Her boat speed was averaging 13.3 knots.

“And last but not least! Here we go the Blackies! As if it couldn't be in any other way, hard beating in 25 knots to the finish line!

Telefonica Black als Letzte in Kapstadt
Foto: Dave Kneale/VOR

In the last message from the boat for this leg, received today at 1009 GMT, MCM Mikel Pasabant wrote:
“Another lovely roller-coaster-like welcome (or farewell, it depends)! It is 0930 UTC and there are still 80 miles to the finish line, and they are going to be long, very long, not only because of the conditions, but also because we are so looking forward to being there at last!

“We all are expecting to see the mythical table Mountain in the horizon, and docking in under its protection. So, these are, let's hope, the last quotes from the boat for this first leg. We have sailed from Alicante in Spain to Cape Town in South Africa, passing the coasts of Brazil, sailing more than 6500 nautical miles and spending 24 days onboard. It has been full of experiences, highs, and lows (more highs than lows, isn't it), difficulties and relaxing moments...But we will keep in touch from land.

Kind regards and thanks for being out there.”

Leg One Finishing Order into Cape Town
1. Ericsson 4 SWE (Torben Grael/BRA)
2. PUMA USA (Ken Read/USA)
3. Ericsson 3 SWE (Anders Lewander/SWE)
4. Green Dragon IRL/CHN (Ian Walker/GBR)
5. Telefónica Blue ESP (Bouwe Bekking/NED)
6. Team Russia RUS (Andreas Hanakamp/AUT)
7. Delta Lloyd IRL (Ger O’Rourke/IRL)

Overall Leaderboard (Provisional)
1. Ericsson 4: 14 points (FINISHED)
2. PUMA: 13 points (FINISHED)
3. Green Dragon: 11 points (FINISHED)
4. Telefónica Blue: 10 points (FINISHED)
5. Telefónica Black: 6 points (RACING)
6. Ericsson 3: 5 points (FINISHED)*
7. Delta Lloyd: 4 points (FINISHED)
8. Team Russia: 4 points (FINISHED)

*leg one scoring http://volvooceanrace.org/news/article/2008/november/scoring-explained/
The next report will be issued when Telefónica Black finishes in Cape Town.
For media information on the Volvo Ocean Race, please contact:
Lizzie (Green) Ward – Senior Race Press Officer (Race HQ - UK)
Tel: +44 1489 554 832 : Mob: +44 7801 185 320 Email: lizzie.ward@volvooceanrace.org mailto:lizzie.ward@volvooceanrace.org