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Fotogalerie Leg 10
26.06.2009
Ericsson Start Leg10
Leg Ten Day 1
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COURSE LENGTHENED FOR VOLVO FINALE
The seven boats racing, plus Team Russia, who is accompanying the fleet, are beating under a blazing sun towards the finish line of the Volvo Ocean Race 2008-09 in St Petersburg tomorrow. Progress has been faster than predicted and the race director has just extended the course by 45 nautical miles, which has been an unpopular decision among some of the crews who are anxious to finish. The fleet is currently off the coast of Estonia, in the Gulf of Finland.
Very little if any, sleep has been had by the crews, who have been sitting on the rail for most of the night, racing this leg as if it were the Fastnet Race, but now, as the pace settles and tiredness is creeping in, the bunks are filled to capacity.
Ian Walker’s heart missed a beat when Green Dragon passed over a rocky ledge between two islands this morning. “I had my heart in my mouth as the depth dropped to 1.9 metres below the keel. I prayed that the chart was accurate and breathed a sign of relieve as the depth shot back up. That’s enough of those scares for one day,” he said.
There is an air of finality now as less than 120 miles reindex for PUMA who leads the field by 2 miles, before the adventure is over and the final celebrations can begin.
The fleet is expected to arrive at the finish early tomorrow morning before parading into St Petersburg later in the afternoon.
Leg Ten Day 2: 1300 GMT Volvo Ocean Race Positions
(boat name/country/skipper/nationality/distance to finish)
1. PUMA Racing Team USA (Ken Read/USA) DTF 116 nm
2. Telefónica Black ESP (Fernando Echávarri/ESP) +2
3. Ericsson 3 SWE (Magnus Olsson/SWE) +2
4. Telefónica Blue ESP (Bouwe Bekking/NED) +5
5. Ericsson 4 SWE (Torben Grael/BRA) DTF +10 nm
6. Green Dragon IRL/CHN (Ian Walker/GBR) 18 nm
7. Delta Lloyd IRL (Roberto Bermúdez/ESP) +21 nm
Team Russia RUS - DNS
Overall Leaderboard
1. Ericsson 4 (Torben Grael/BRA): 110.5 points
2. PUMA (Ken Read/USA): 98.5 points
3. Telefónica Blue (Bouwe Bekking/NED): 92.0 points
4. Ericsson 3 (Magnus Olsson/SWE): 73.5 points
5. Green Dragon (Ian Walker/GBR): 64.0 points
6. Telefónica Black (Fernando Echávarri/ESP): 50.0
7. Delta Lloyd (Roberto Bermudez/ESP): 39.5 points
8. Team Russia (Andreas Hanakamp/AUT): 10.5 points
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
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