Green Dragon arrives in Boston to complete the Volvo fleet
18:43 GMT Monday, April 27, 2009. |
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It was another tough leg for Ian Walker and his crew on Green Dragon who crossed the finish today in Boston at 14:08 GMT in seventh place, after suffering a knockdown in a heavy gust yesterday.
"We’ve been looking forward to Boston for a long time," said skipper Ian Walker. "It’s the first step to Galway if you like. What a perfect day, spinnaker up all the way down the river, the sun’s out, there are worse things in the world," he added. |
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Green Dragon on their final approach
to Boston. Skippered by Ian Walker (GBR), Green Dragon
finished seventh in leg 6 of the Volvo Ocean Race,
from Rio de Janeiro to Boston. They crossed the
finish line in Boston at 16:08:10 GMT 27-4-2009.
Photo © Dave Kneale / Volvo Ocean Race.
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| "I’m just pleased we had a bit of a race of it. We had a few little opportunities and we got within a few hours of other boats, and as you saw with Telefonica Black, you can make up some miles. But we had a terrible night last night - no wind at all, just flapping around - we’re just lucky we had enough wind to get in here today. We don’t give up until the other boats have crossed the finishing line. There’s always hope." |
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Green Dragon, skippered by Ian Walker
(GBR) finish seventh on leg 6 of the Volvo Ocean Race,
from Rio de Janeiro to Boston, crossing the finish
line at 16:08:10 GMT 27-4-2009.
Photo © Dave Kneale / Volvo Ocean Race.
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| "I just had a chat with the lads at the end and I said, ‘a lot of crews wouldn’t still be together after the tough last leg, running out of food and the problems we’ve had to overcome, and then this leg, finishing last and slipping further and further behind on the long reaching sequence...’ But I think the fact that we’re all here, we’re all smiling, that speaks volumes." |
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Green Dragon, skippered by Ian Walker
(GBR) finish seventh on leg 6 of the Volvo Ocean Race,
from Rio de Janeiro to Boston, crossing the finish
line at 16:08:10 GMT 27-4-2009.
Photo © Dave Kneale / Volvo Ocean Race.
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"It’s funny how your concept of scale changes. I used to think sailing across the English Channel was a long way. Now, when I got in the Atlantic, I thought I was nearly home. I’d never done a transatlantic before this race, but now Galway doesn’t seem far away at all."
It is the first time that the Volvo Ocean Race has stopped in Boston and the seven crews will now be able to have good recuperation period in Fan Pier before the in-port race on May 9. The start of leg seven, on May 16, will take the fleet 2,550 nm back across the Atlantic and into Galway, Ireland, another new port for this edition of race. |
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Dockside interviews in Boston. Green
Dragon, skippered by Ian Walker (GBR) finish seventh
on leg 6 of the Volvo Ocean Race, from Rio de Janeiro
to Boston, crossing the finish line at 16:08:10 GMT
27-4-2009.
Photo © Rick Tomlinson / Volvo Ocean Race.
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Leg Six Finishing Order Boston
1. Ericsson 4: 8 points
2. Ericsson 3: 7 points
3. Telefónica Blue: 6 points
4. PUMA: 5 points
5. Telefónica Black: 4 points
6. Delta Lloyd: 3 points
7. Green Dragon: 2 points |
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A representative from Good Food Ireland
serves Andrew McLean (NZL) centre and James Carroll
(IRE) right from Green Dragon, butties and smoked salmon
that were produced in Ireland.
Photo © Rick Tomlinson / Volvo Ocean Race.
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Overall Leaderboard (Provisional)
1. Ericsson 4 (Torben Grael / BRA) 77.5 points (FINISHED)
2. Telefónica Blue (Bouwe Bekking / NED) 64.5 points (FINISHED)
3. PUMA (Ken Read / USA) 64.0 points (FINISHED )
4. Ericsson 3 (Magnus Olsson / SWE) 53.0 points (FINISHED)
5. Green Dragon (Ian Walker / GBR) 44.0 points (FINISHED)
6. Telefónica Black (Fernando Echávarri / ESP) 29.0 points (FINISHED)
7. Delta Lloyd (Roberto Bérmudez / ESP) 21.0 points (FINISHED)
8. Team Russia 10.5 points (DNS) |
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Green Dragon crew photo in Boston.
Skippered by Ian Walker (GBR), Green Dragon finished
seventh in leg 6 of the Volvo Ocean Race, from Rio
de Janeiro to Boston. They crossed the finish
line at 16:08:10 GMT 27-4-2009.
Photo © Rick Tomlinson / Volvo Ocean Race.
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Scoring Gate Results Fernando de Noronha
1. Telefónica Blue - 19:58:56 GMT 16.04.09 - 4 Points
2. Ericsson 4 - 22:55:36 GMT 16.04.09 - 3.5 Points
3. Delta Lloyd - 23:28:32 GMT 16.04.09 - 3 Points
4. Puma - 23:29:31 GMT 16.04.09 - 2.5 Points
5. Telefónica Black - 23:42:20 GMT 16.04.09 - 2 Points
6. Ericsson 3 - 00:14:28 GMT 17.04.09 - 1.5 Points
7. Green Dragon - 01:27:26 GMT 17.04.09 - 1 Point
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