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Ericsson 4 next in line
Leg 5 Day 41 - 14:38 GMT, Thursday, March 26, 2009.
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After the euphoric welcome given to Ericsson 3 this morning when she crossed the finish line in Rio de Janeiro to win leg five of the Volvo Ocean Race, Ericsson 4’s turn will come, but later on today.
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Ryan Godfrey on the bow, onboard Ericsson 4, on leg 5 of the Volvo Ocean Race, from Qingdao to Rio de Janeiro.

Photo © Guy Salter / Ericsson 4 / Volvo Ocean Race.
Ryan Godfrey on the bow, onboard Ericsson 4, on leg 5 of the Volvo Ocean Race, from Qingdao to Rio de Janeiro. Photo copyright Guy Salter / Ericsson 4 / Volvo Ocean Race.
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Ending her StealthPlay this morning when she came within 50 miles of the finish at 13:00 GMT today, Ericsson 4 had 46 miles to run. But her boat speed is down to a miserable two knots, promising a long and drawn out affair.

PUMA in the third spot, (DTF 92 nm) is fairing fractionally better, achieving an average speed of 5.8 knots during the past three hours. However, both Green Dragon and Telefónica Blue are making excellent progress a double the speed of PUMA, but have a lot of miles yet to cover.
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Ericsson 4, on leg 5 of the Volvo Ocean Race, from Qingdao to Rio de Janeiro.

Photo © Guy Salter / Ericsson 4 / Volvo Ocean Race.
Ericsson 4, on leg 5 of the Volvo Ocean Race, from Qingdao to Rio de Janeiro. Photo copyright Guy Salter / Ericsson 4 / Volvo Ocean Race.
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Ericsson is predicted to finish around 20:30 GMT today, provided she is not completely becalmed, with PUMA expected later tonight. However, both Green Dragon and Telefónica Blue will have at least another two days at sea before they can sample the culinary delights of Rio de Janeiro.
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Shadow play onboard PUMA Ocean Racing, on leg 5 of the Volvo Ocean Race, from Qingdao to Rio de Janeiro.

Photo © Rick Deppe / PUMA Ocean Racing / Volvo Ocean Race.
Shadow play onboard PUMA Ocean Racing, on leg 5 of the Volvo Ocean Race, from Qingdao to Rio de Janeiro. Photo copyright Rick Deppe / PUMA Ocean Racing / Volvo Ocean Race.
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Leg 5 Day 41 - 13:00 GMT Volvo Ocean Race Positions
(Boat name / country / skipper / nationality / distance to finish)

Ericsson 3 SWE (Magnus Olsson / SWE) FINISHED
Ericsson 4 SWE (Torben Grael / BRA) DTF 46nm
PUMA Racing Team USA (Ken Read / USA) +46
Green Dragon IRL / CHI (Ian Walker / GBR) +438
Telefónica Blue ESP (Bouwe Bekking / NED) +626

Delta Lloyd IRL (Roberto Bérmudez / ESP) DNS
Telefónica Black ESP (Fernando Echávarri / ESP) DNS
Team Russia RUS (Andreas Hanakamp / AUT) DNS
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Green Dragon's snacks are rationed and assigned to each crew member, on leg 5 of the Volvo Ocean Race, from Qingdao to Rio de Janeiro.

Photo © Guo Chuan / Green Dragon Racing / Volvo Ocean Race.
Green Dragon's snakcs are rationed and assigned to each crew member, on leg 5 of the Volvo Ocean Race, from Qingdao to Rio de Janeiro. Photo copyright Guo Chuan / Green Dragon Racing / Volvo Ocean Race.
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Cape Horn Scoring Gate
(Boat / date / rounding time / gate points)

Ericsson 3: 17.03.09 12:22 GMT: 4 points
Ericsson 4: 17.03.09 14:48 GMT: 3.5 points
PUMA: 17.03.09 20:46 GMT: 3 points
Green Dragon: 18.03.09 02:15 GMT 2.5 points
Telefónica Blue: 19.03.09 13:39 GMT 2 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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