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Delta Lloyd Safely Finishes Leg Three
22:16 GMT Tuesday, December 23, 2008.
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Roberto Bermudez de Castro / ESP brought the crippled Delta Lloyd across the finish to complete leg three of the Volvo Ocean Race from Cochin in India, at 20:07 GMT tonight. After 10 days, 10 hours, 7 minutes and five seconds (elapsed time 10:10:7:5), they arrived more than 24 hours after Bouwe Bekking and Telefónica Blue who scored their first leg win of the event.
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Delta Lloyd, skippered by Roberto Bermudez (ESP) takes eigth place on leg 3 of the Volvo Ocean Race from India to Singapore, crossing the finish line at 20:07:05 GMT.

Photo © Dave Kneale / Volvo Ocean Race.

Delta Lloyd, skippered by Roberto Bermudez (ESP) takes eigth place on leg 3 of the Volvo Ocean Race from India to Singapore, crossing the finish line at 20:07:05 GMT. Photo copyright Dave Kneale / Volvo Ocean Race.
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Roberto Bermudez, who stepped onto the boat for the first time in Cape Town as skipper, has had a tough leg. What made this leg so so difficult for Delta was the damage to the port keel ram structure during from day 6 on December 8. The crew had considered diverting to a nearer port, but were able to affect a repair that was sufficient to enable them to sail the remainder of the leg and finish under sail.
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Delta Lloyd, skippered by Roberto Bermudez (ESP) takes eigth place on leg 3 of the Volvo Ocean Race from India to Singapore, crossing the finish line at 20:07:05 GMT.

Photo © Dave Kneale / Volvo Ocean Race.

Delta Lloyd, skippered by Roberto Bermudez (ESP) takes eigth place on leg 3 of the Volvo Ocean Race from India to Singapore, crossing the finish line at 20:07:05 GMT. Photo copyright Dave Kneale / Volvo Ocean Race.
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At the time of the incident, Bermudez said, "This is incredibly bad luck, but the crew is my first priority. It is my job to bring them home safely." And that is exactly what the Spanish skipper has done.

The shore team is ready to start repairing the damage, which should enable the boat to start the in-port race scheduled for 10 January.
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Delta Lloyd, skippered by Roberto Bermudez (ESP) takes eigth place on leg 3 of the Volvo Ocean Race from India to Singapore, crossing the finish line at 20:07:05 GMT.

Photo © Rick Tomlinson / Volvo Ocean Race.

Delta Lloyd, skippered by Roberto Bermudez (ESP) takes eigth place on leg 3 of the Volvo Ocean Race from India to Singapore, crossing the finish line at 20:07:05 GMT. Photo copyright Rick Tomlinson / Volvo Ocean Race.
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Meanwhile, Kosatka Team Russia today announced that it has suspended racing due to insufficient funds to continue the campaign. The boat finished in seventh position yesterday.

The team has been actively approaching sponsors in recent months in a bid to secure enough financial support to continue, however no sponsorship has been forthcoming. The team has no alternative other than to suspend racing until further financial support can be secured.

"From the outset, it was always a goal to bring commercial partners into the project," explained Oleg Zherebtsov, the team principal. "Until now, I have financed the team with my own money, in advance of anticipated sponsorship funding. By this stage in the campaign we had intended to find sponsorship, but this process has been impacted by the global economic situation."
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Delta Lloyd, skippered by Roberto Bermudez (ESP) takes eigth place on leg 3 of the Volvo Ocean Race from India to Singapore, crossing the finish line at 20:07:05 GMT.

Photo © Rick Tomlinson / Volvo Ocean Race.

Delta Lloyd, skippered by Roberto Bermudez (ESP) takes eigth place on leg 3 of the Volvo Ocean Race from India to Singapore, crossing the finish line at 20:07:05 GMT. Photo copyright Rick Tomlinson / Volvo Ocean Race.
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The next action on the water will be on January 10 with the UBS Challenge for the In-Port Race, followed by the start of leg four from Singapore to Qingdao in China on 18 January.

Leg Three Finishing Order Singapore
1. Telefónica Blue: 8 points
2. PUMA: 7 points
3. Ericsson 3: 6 points
4. Ericsson 4: 5points
5. Telefónica Black: 4 points
6. Green Dragon: 3 points
7. Kosatka Team Russia: 2 points
8. Delta Lloyd: 1 points

Overall Leaderboard (Subject to Protest)
1. Ericsson 4: 35 points
2. Telefónica Blue: 30.5 points
3. PUMA : 27.5 points
4. Ericsson 3: 23.5 points
5. Green Dragon: 20.5 points
6. Telefónica Black: 19.5 points 7. Team Russia: 10.5 points 8. Delta Lloyd: 9 points

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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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