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Podium Finish For Ericsson 3
10:33 GMT Monday, December 1, 2008.
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Ericsson 3 (Anders Lewander / SWE) has filled the third podium position for the 4,450 nm leg two of the Volvo Ocean Race to Cochin, India. The team spent the final 24 hours of the leg almost drifting, choosing to activate their StealthPlay in order to keep their position secret and prevent the chasing pack from sailing round them while they were becalmed.
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Ericsson 3, skippered by Anders Lewander from Sweden, finishes third on leg 2 of the Volvo Ocean Race from Cape Town, South Africa to Cochin, India. The nordic boat crossed the line at 07:36:45 GMT, securing 6 points for the finish and 9.5 points overall for the leg.

Photo © Rick Tomlinson / Volvo Ocean Race.

Ericsson 3, skippered by Anders Lewander from Sweden, finishes third on leg 2 of the Volvo Ocean Race from Cape Town, South Africa to Cochin, India. The nordic boat crossed the line at 07:36:45 GMT, securing 6 points for the finish and 9.5 points overall for the leg. Photo copyright Rick Tomlinson / Volvo Ocean Race.
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The wind filled in for the final miles and team crossed the finish at 07:36 GMT this morning (13:06 local time) earning six points. This brings their total to 14.5, which is good enough for third place overall.

However, once the four-way battle for fourth place is decided later on this morning, Ericsson 3 will be relegated. Ericsson 4, the second boat in this two-boat project won the leg yesterday and leads the race overall.
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Ericsson 3, skippered by Anders Lewander from Sweden, finishes third on leg 2 of the Volvo Ocean Race from Cape Town, South Africa to Cochin, India. The nordic boat crossed the line at 07:36:45 GMT, securing 6 points for the finish and 9.5 points overall for the leg.

Photo © Rick Tomlinson / Volvo Ocean Race.

Ericsson 3, skippered by Anders Lewander from Sweden, finishes third on leg 2 of the Volvo Ocean Race from Cape Town, South Africa to Cochin, India. The nordic boat crossed the line at 07:36:45 GMT, securing 6 points for the finish and 9.5 points overall for the leg. Photo copyright Rick Tomlinson / Volvo Ocean Race.
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This is the second time Ericsson 3 has crossed the finish line in third place. However in Cape Town, the team was docked two points for racing with a non-compliant keel.

A new, rule-compliant keel was subsequently fitted and this time the team will be able to celebrate third place properly. The podium finish comes after crossing the scoring gate in second place, which gained the team a further 3.5 points.
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Ericsson 3, skippered by Anders Lewander from Sweden, finishes third on leg 2 of the Volvo Ocean Race from Cape Town, South Africa to Cochin, India. The nordic boat crossed the line at 07:36:45 GMT, securing 6 points for the finish and 9.5 points overall for the leg.

Photo © Rick Tomlinson / Volvo Ocean Race.

Ericsson 3, skippered by Anders Lewander from Sweden, finishes third on leg 2 of the Volvo Ocean Race from Cape Town, South Africa to Cochin, India. The nordic boat crossed the line at 07:36:45 GMT, securing 6 points for the finish and 9.5 points overall for the leg. Photo copyright Rick Tomlinson / Volvo Ocean Race.
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On stepping ashore, skipper Anders Lewander said, "Coming into port is wonderful. It is something you dream of and realising it feels so great."

"A podium position is extraordinary. This race is worth fighting to be involved in. We have spent a lot of time developing and learning and each leg has its achievements and on this leg, we have been though all sorts of weather. We now know how we can go forward. I have great confidence in the team" Lewander added.
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Ericsson 3, skippered by Anders Lewander from Sweden (pictured), finishes third on leg 2 of the Volvo Ocean Race from Cape Town, South Africa to Cochin, India.

Photo © Dave Kneale / Volvo Ocean Race.

Ericsson 3, skippered by Anders Lewander from Sweden (pictured), finishes third on leg 2 of the Volvo Ocean Race from Cape Town, South Africa to Cochin, India. Photo copyright Dave Kneale / Volvo Ocean Race.
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Magnus Olsson / SWE - watch captain and six-race veteran said, "It’s very good to be here in third. We had great boatspeed and we can get better, we just need to be more aggressive in our tactics. We think we deserve third place and would like to congratulate Ericsson 4 and Telefónica Blue. I already love India it is fantastic exotic place."
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Ericsson 3, skippered by Anders Lewander from Sweden, finishes third on leg 2 of the Volvo Ocean Race from Cape Town, South Africa to Cochin, India.

Photo © Dave Kneale / Volvo Ocean Race.

Ericsson 3, skippered by Anders Lewander from Sweden, finishes third on leg 2 of the Volvo Ocean Race from Cape Town, South Africa to Cochin, India. Photo copyright Dave Kneale / Volvo Ocean Race.
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Right after a dramatic start in Cape Town, the team caught their headsail around the radar unit. Ripping the unit from its bracket and tearing the sail in the process, the crew quickly found their place mid-field and close to Ericsson 4.

On day five as the wind increased to 40 knots, watch captain Magnus Olsson appealed to the wind Gods, "No broach, please God, no broach."

In pitch darkness, a big gust hit the boat and forced the bow deep under water. With the boat heeling badly and the crew on deck attached to the boat by their harnesses, all were washed down the length of the deck. Bowman, Anders Dahlsjö from Sweden lost his grip and smashed into a winch handle. The handle bent badly and Anders was in agony, holding his hands over his ribs. "Now we have another guy on painkillers," commented MCM Gustav Morin.
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Ericsson 4 Skipper Torben Grael left greets Ericsson 3 Watch Captain Magnus Olsson. Ericsson 3, skippered by Anders Lewander from Sweden, finishes third on leg 2 of the Volvo Ocean Race from Cape Town, South Africa to Cochin, India.

Photo © Dave Kneale / Volvo Ocean Race.

Ericsson 4 Skipper Torben Grael left greets Ericsson 3 Watch Captain Magnus Olsson. Ericsson 3, skippered by Anders Lewander from Sweden, finishes third on leg 2 of the Volvo Ocean Race from Cape Town, South Africa to Cochin, India. Photo copyright Dave Kneale / Volvo Ocean Race.
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The highlight of the leg for Ericsson 3 was crossing through the scoring gate on day six, November 20, in a respectable second place and with Ericsson 4 just ahead. "In the middle of nowhere with only open seas surrounding us and just birds and fish listening and watching, six guys are making big noises of joy. With fists in the air, screaming and laughing, we are celebrating being the second boat to the scoring gate," said Morin.
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Bowman Martin Krite from Sweden is greeted by the shore crew. Ericsson 3, skippered by Anders Lewander from Sweden, finishes third on leg 2 of the Volvo Ocean Race from Cape Town, South Africa to Cochin, India.

Photo © Dave Kneale / Volvo Ocean Race.

Bowman Martin Krite from Sweden is greeted by the shore crew. Ericsson 3, skippered by Anders Lewander from Sweden, finishes third on leg 2 of the Volvo Ocean Race from Cape Town, South Africa to Cochin, India. Photo copyright Dave Kneale / Volvo Ocean Race.
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It was still an all-Ericsson affair on day eight, with Ericsson 4 leading Ericsson 3 by just three miles. For the next five days, the two Ericsson boats led the fleet swapping the lead back and forth.

When Ericsson 4 made a break and escaped the clutches of the Doldrums, Ericsson 3 was left leading the group of three; Green Dragon, Puma and Delta Lloyd, that had all chosen the middle path through the Doldrums.
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The crew of Ericsson 3, skippered by Anders Lewander from Sweden, celebrate their podium finish after arriving third on leg 2 of the Volvo Ocean Race from Cape Town, South Africa to Cochin, India.

Photo © Dave Kneale / Volvo Ocean Race.

The crew of Ericsson 3, skippered by Anders Lewander from Sweden, celebrate their podium finish after arriving third on leg 2 of the Volvo Ocean Race from Cape Town, South Africa to Cochin, India. Photo copyright Dave Kneale / Volvo Ocean Race.
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The battle for third place continued, but by day 15, Ericsson 3 had a buffer of 40 miles and the team was able to cling on to this to clinch third place.

The next finish will be later this morning and is likely to be very tight. Telefónica Black (Fernando Echávarri / ESP) PUMA (Ken Read / USA), Green Dragon (Ian Walker / GBR) and Delta Lloyd (Roberto Bérmudez / ESP) are all in the mix and slogging it out. Telefónica Black and Green Dragon are in StealthPlay, so it is not possible to forecast which of the four boats will cross the line next.

Leg Two Finishing Order into Cochin, India
1. Ericsson 4 / SWE (Torben Grael / BRA)
2. Telefónica Blue / ESP (Bouwe Bekking / NED)
3. Ericson 3 / SWE (Anders Lewander / SWE)

Overall Leaderboard (Provisional)
1. Ericsson 4: 26 points (FINISHED)
2. Telefónica Blue: 19 points (FINISHED)
3. Ericsson 3: 14.5 points (FINISHED)
4. PUMA: 14 points (RACING)
5. Green Dragon: 14 points (RACING)
6. Telefónica Black: 8.5 points (RACING)
7. Team Russia: 6.5 points (RACING)
8. Delta Lloyd: 4.5 points (RACING)

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The Volvo Ocean Race 2008-09 will be the 10th running of this ocean marathon. Starting from Alicante in Spain, on 4 October 2008 with in-port racing, it will, for the first time, take in Cochin, India, Singapore and Qingdao, China before finishing in St Petersburg, Russia for the first time in the history of the race.

Spanning some 37,000 nautical miles, stopping at 11 ports and taking nine months to complete, the Volvo Ocean Race is the world's premier yacht race for professional racing crews.
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