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Audi Winter
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RORC
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61st Brisbane to Gladstone
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Audi Sydney
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XXV Primo Cup
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"It is a privilege to sail in this fantastic race and I am very proud to have had the chance. I am proud of every member of our team, and I am proud of what we have achieved together. We promised to give it everything and to never, ever give up and that is exactly what we have done. We haven’t won this race, but we have won many battles and achieved more than many dreamed possible. It has been a very special year."
Green Dragon's skipper, Ian Walker. |
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First leg
win for Telefónica Black in Volvo Ocean
Race finale
Leg 10, Day 3 - 5:07 GMT Saturday, June 27, 2009. |
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It was an historic
moment tonight in St Petersburg, Russia, when as the White
Night turned to dawn the Volvo Ocean Race fleet. Led by Telefónica
Black in a thrilling climax, the fleet crossed the tenth
and final finish line of this nine-month, 37,000nm race around
the world.
Spanish skipper, Fernando Echávarri said, "It’s
a prize for all the crew and all the shore crew. We have
been trying to do it in all the legs but couldn’t;
this was our last chance. We had a nice battle with PUMA
in the last 100 miles. We are really happy." |
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Telefonica Black, skippered by
Fernando Echavarri (ESP) finish first on leg 10
in St Petersburg, crossing the line at 00:41:25
GMT. Close behind were PUMA Ocean Racing, skippered
by Ken Read (USA) taking second, crossing the line
at 00:42:48 GMT.
Photo © Jiang Yongtao / Volvo Ocean Race.
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| Echávarri
added that: "It has been really difficult. We prepared
the boat for light conditions and the first 150 miles we
had more wind than expected so we suffered a lot. Then it
got lighter and we got faster. We have been fighting with
PUMA, Telefónica Blue and Ericsson 3 for the last
250 miles. It has been really close. It has been like a match
race. I don’t know how many tacks we have done! It
is a great way to finish the Volvo Ocean Race. I am really
proud of everyone in the group. They have done an excellent
job." |
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Telefonica Black, skippered by
Fernando Echavarri (ESP) finish first on leg 10
in St Petersburg, crossing the line at 00:41:25
GMT.
Photo © Dave Kneale / Volvo Ocean Race.
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| Victory for
Telefónica Black was hard-fought and a match race
developed with PUMA, who had led the fleet for the majority
of this 400-mile sprint from Stockholm. At just after midnight
GMT and while on the additional triangle added to lengthen
the course, Telefónica Black gained a small advantage,
which translated into a two and a half boat length win, denying
PUMA a second leg win in a row. However, with a total of
105.5 points, PUMA still takes second place overall. |
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Telefonica Black, skippered by
Fernando Echavarri (ESP) finish first on leg 10
in St Petersburg, crossing the line at 00:41:25
GMT.
Photo © Jiang Yongtao / Volvo Ocean Race.
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PUMA skipper
Kenny Read said: "Congratulations to all those guys,
they have worked very hard for their first leg win. We will
take our second and our second overall. You know what? We
just sailed around the world. I guess I said a thousand times
that we know no other way but to make it hard for ourselves.
It’s a shame, because we usually win these close battles
and today we didn’t."
"The big picture is we finished this race, everyone is safe
and the boat has been spectacular. We flew the flag well for
Volvo and I think we flew the flag well for PUMA. We have everything
to be proud of. Relief is the right word. Right now, it is relief
and as always, we are a pretty tired group onboard. Let the celebrations
begin because all the group deserves it," added Read. |
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Skipper Ken Read (USA) and Jerry
Kirby (USA) celebrate finishing leg 10 from Stockholm
to St Petersburg.
Photo © Rick Deppe / PUMA Ocean Racing / Volvo Ocean Race.
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Telefónica
Blue (Bouwe Bekking / NED) filled the third spot both on
leg 10 and overall, to close the team’s account on
98 points.
Bekking said on finishing: "We’re tired and
hungry! It has been full on. Lots of tacking. It was a
beautiful leg in that it was sunny. But we have been a
bit unlucky. That’s how it goes. But well done to
the Telefónica Black boys, they deserved to win.
They had a superb leg. Good for them. We were all very
close. It is a very nice feeling to have finished and got
all the boys home safely. We had a podium finish which
is nice as well." |
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Telefonica Blue, skippered by Bouwe
Bekking (NED) finish third on leg 10 in St Petersburg,
crossing the line at 00:51:55 GMT.
Photo © Dave Kneale / Volvo Ocean Race.
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Fourth place
finishers tonight and fourth overall with 78.5 points was
Ericsson 3 and Swedish skipper, Magnus Olsson was exhausted.
"I feel so tired I cannot say anything! Everybody is happy
because they have sailed around the world, but they are also
very tired. After a day or two we can say more intelligent things.
You always want to do well in every leg, but this was special
because it was the short one and the last one. We were up there
so we are happy, but we couldn’t keep up until the finish.
They beat us fair and square," said Olsson. |
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Ericsson 3, skippered by Magnus
Olsson (SWE) finish fourth on leg 10 in St Petersburg,
crossing the line at 01:04:48 GMT.
Photo © Dave Kneale / Volvo Ocean Race.
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| Runaway overall
leaders, with a final tally of 114.5 points and nine points
clear of PUMA, Torben Grael and his 10 crew of Ericsson 4
finished this leg in fifth place. In an interview with Guy
Swindells, skipper Torben Grael, who raced every offshore
leg with the same crew, was reflective in his comments as
overall victory in the Volvo Ocean Race 2008-09 finally became
a reality. |
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Brad Jackson and Torben Grael celebrate
at the end of leg 10 in St Petersburg.
Photo © Guy Salter / Ericsson 4 / Volvo Ocean Race.
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"I think
it is a mixed feeling because we know this is the end of
the story for the project. It’s a funny feeling because
some of these guys you have never met before and you become
like brothers. Now we go our own ways and it’s a strange
feeling," said Grael.
"On the other hand it has been a long race. It was a very
long race around the world. We are completely drained and tired
so I think everyone is looking forward to a nice rest. We have
had a wonderful time. We enjoyed our training time in Lanzarote
and the race as well. We have had our ups and downs, but it has
been fun. After we won, it was a bit of a relaxing leg. It has
been so intense and so consuming so I think it is normal that
after you achieve your goals you relax. I am very glad for Telefónica
Black and Fernando and his guys for winning this last leg," added
Grael. |
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Overall race winners Ericsson 4,
skippered by Torben Grael (BRA) finish fifth on
leg 10 in St Petersburg, crossing the line at 01:31:49
GMT.
Photo © Dave Kneale / Volvo Ocean Race.
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Green Dragon
kept her slender lead over Delta Lloyd to finish the leg
in sixth place, and fifth overall with 67 points.
To conclude the Volvo Ocean Race 2008-09, Delta Lloyd,
the only generation one Volvo Open 70 to compete in the
race, finished shortly after Green Dragon to finish the
race on a total of 41.5 points.
Skipper Roberto Bermúdez said: "We made a good
job and everyone enjoyed their time. Everyone is happy
and that is the most important thing. It started well but
then there was some fighting with the Dragons. They did
a fantastic job with the manoeuvres and I say congratulations
to them for that. It has been fun." |
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Delta Lloyd, skippered by Roberto
Bermudez (ESP) finish seventh on leg 10 in St Petersburg,
crossing the line at 03:00:57 GMT.
Photo © Rick Tomlinson / Volvo Ocean Race.
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Like Bermúdez,
skipper Ian Walker of Green Dragon was reflective of the
event as a whole. He was also quite happy with his crew and
their achievements in the 2008-09 Volvo Ocen Race.
"It is a privilege to sail in this fantastic race and I
am very proud to have had the chance. I am proud of every member
of our team, and I am proud of what we have achieved together.
We promised to give it everything and to never, ever give up
and that is exactly what we have done. We haven’t won this
race, but we have won many battles and achieved more than many
dreamed possible. It has been a very special year." |
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Green Dragon, skippered by Ian
Walker (GBR) finish sixth on leg 10 in St Petersburg,
crossing the line at 02:57:56 GMT.
Photo © Dave Kneale / Volvo Ocean Race.
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The full story
of the Volvo Ocean Race 2008-09 is chronicled in Mark Chisnell’s
book, Spanish Castle to White Night, will be published in
October. Further information about the book can be found
at:
http://www.volvooceanrace.org/multimedia/book/
Overall Leaderboard (provisional)
1. Ericsson 4 (Torben Grael / BRA): 114.5 points
2. PUMA (Ken Read / USA): 105.5 points
3. Telefónica Blue (Bouwe Bekking / NED): 98.0 points
4. Ericsson 3 (Magnus Olsson / SWE): 78.5 points
5. Green Dragon (Ian Walker / GBR): 67.0 points
6. Telefónica Black (Fernando Echávarri / ESP): 58.0
7. Delta Lloyd (Roberto Bermúdez / ESP): 41.5 points
8. Team Russia (Andreas Hanakamp / AUT): 10.5 points
Leg Ten Finishing Order St Petersburg
1. Telef’nica Black
2. PUMA
3. Telefónica Blue
4. Ericsson 3
5. Ericsson 4
6. Green Dragon
7. Delta Lloyd
Visit www.volvooceanrace.org for
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| All Leg 9
Articles. |
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| First
leg win For Telefónica Black - Leg 10, Day 3 -
5:07 GMT Saturday, June 27, 2009. |
| Course lengthened for Volvo finale - Leg 10, Day 2 - 14:33 GMT Friday, June 26, 2009. |
| PUMA
leads fleet to Russia - Leg 10, Day 1 - 14:08
GMT Thursday, June 25, 2009. |
| Four hundred miles to the Finish - 15:06 GMT Wednesday, June 24, 2009. |
| VOR
Crew List Leg Ten: Stockholm - St Petersburg - 13:33 GMT
Tuesday, June 23, 2009. |
| Remarkable
comeback Telefónica Blue - Stockholm In-Port - 14:46
GMT Sun, Jun 21, 2009. |
| Final In-Port Race on Sunday in Stockholm - 13:36 GMT Saturday, June 20, 2009. |
| Volvo Ocean Race crew list Stockholm In-Port Race - 13:23 GMT Saturday, June 20, 2009. |
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