Fifth place for Telefónica Black
20:01 GMT Monday, December 22, 2008. |
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| Spanish skipper Fernando Echávarri and crew have completed Leg Three of the Volvo Ocen Race, when they sailed Telefónica Black over the finish line in Singapore today. Taking out fifth place, they crossed the finishing line at 17:36 GMT (01:36 local time) after racing for nine days, seven hours, 36 minutes and 23 seconds (09:07:36:23). |
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Telefonica Black, skippered by Fernando
Echavarri (ESP) finishes fifth on leg 3 of the Volvo
Ocean Race from India to Singapore, crossing the finish
line at 17:36:23 GMT.
Photo © Dave Kneale / Volvo Ocean Race.
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The team’s total overall score is 19.5 points, which puts them fifth overall. However if Green Dragon (Ian Walker / GBR) is the next boat to finish, they will slip back to sixth place.
Ian Walker and his men are currently fighting off an attack from Kosatka Team Russia (Andreas Hanakamp / AUT), which if they succumb and Kosatka beats them to the finish, will leave Green Dragon and Telefónica Black on an equal score overall of 19.5 points. |
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Green Dragon is currently trying to
keep ahead of Team Russia and is seen here just after
the start of leg 3 of the Volvo Ocean race, from Cochin,
India to Singapore.
Photo © Rick Tomlinson / Volvo Ocean Race.
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As the team began the long motor in to Sentosa Island from the finishing line, Fernando Echávarri like the other skippers who had already arrived also reflected on the challenges of this leg.
"It’s not disappointing at all for us. We just couldn’t pass the others, we had opportunities to do it but we just couldn’t. We are happy because we made a good leg, we were a few hours behind the top boats, but we know we can do better and we’ll keep working on it." |
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Telefonica Black, skippered by Fernando
Echavarri (ESP) (pictured) finishes fifth on leg 3
of the Volvo Ocean Race from India to Singapore, crossing
the finish line at 17:36:23 GMT.
Photo © Rick Tomlinson / Volvo Ocean Race.
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"We are really destroyed, exhausted. We thought we had a chance at one stage, we could see the others about four miles ahead, but we were never really in the right place at the right time to take advantage and get past them," added Echávarri.
The next boat to finish will be later this evening. |
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Telefonica Black, skippered by Fernando
Echavarri (ESP) finishes fifth on leg 3 of the Volvo
Ocean Race from India to Singapore, crossing the
finish line at 17:36:23 GMT.
Photo © Dave Kneale / Volvo Ocean Race.
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Leg Three Finishing Order Singapore
1. Telefónica Blue: 8 points (FINISHED)
2. PUMA : 7 points (FINISHED)
3. Ericsson 3: 6 points (FINISHED)
4. Ericsson 4: 5points (FINISHED)
5. Telefónica Black: 4 points (FINISHED)
Overall Leaderboard (Subject to Protest)
1. Ericsson 4: 35 points (FINISHED)
2. Telefónica Blue: 30.5 points (FINISHED)
3. PUMA : 27.5 points (FINISHED)
4. Ericsson 3: 23.5 points (FINISHED)
5. Telefónica Black: 19.5 points (FINISHED)
6. Green Dragon: 17.5 points (RACING)
7. Team Russia: 8.5 points (RACING)
8. Delta Lloyd: 8 points (RACING)
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