Course lengthened
for Volvo finale
Leg 10, Day 2 - 14:33 GMT Friday, June 26, 2009. |
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| The seven boats racing, plus Team Russia, who is accompanying the fleet, are beating under a blazing sun towards the finish line of the Volvo Ocean Race 2008-09 in St Petersburg tomorrow. |
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Arve Roas onboard Ericsson 3, on leg
10 from Stockholm to St Petersburg.
Photo © Gustav Morin / Ericsson 3 / Volvo Ocean Race.
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Progress has been faster than predicted and the race director has just extended the course by 45 nautical miles, which has been an unpopular decision among some of the crews who are anxious to finish.
The fleet is currently off the coast of Estonia, in the Gulf of Finland. |
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Navigator Simon Fisher of Telefonica
Blue is checking out PUMA Ocean Racing, back at the start
of leg 10 from Stockholm to St Petersburg.
Photo © Gabriele Olivo / Telefonica Blue / Volvo Ocean Race.
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| Very little if any, sleep has been had by the crews, who have been sitting on the rail for most of the night, racing this leg as if it were the Fastnet Race. But now as the pace settles and tiredness is creeping in, the bunks are filled to capacity. |
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A tired Magnus Olsson catching up with
some sleep as best as he can, onboard Ericsson 3, on
leg 10 from Stockholm to St Petersburg.
Photo © Gustav Morin / Ericsson 3 / Volvo Ocean Race.
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| Ian Walker’s heart missed a beat when Green Dragon passed over a rocky ledge between two islands this morning. |
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The crew of Green Dragon check on the
positions of the fleet, on leg 10 from Stockholm to
St Petersburg.
Photo © Guo Chuan / Green Dragon Racing / Volvo Ocean Race.
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| "I had my heart in my mouth as the depth dropped to 1.9 metres below the keel. I prayed that the chart was accurate and breathed a sign of relieve as the depth shot back up. That’s enough of those scares for one day," said Walker. |
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Jean-Luc Nelias and Ian Walker talk tactics
on leg 10 from Stockholm to St Petersburg.
Photo © Guo Chuan / Green Dragon Racing / Volvo Ocean Race.
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| There is an air of finality now as less than 120 miles remain for PUMA who leads the field by 2 miles, before the adventure is over and the final celebrations can begin. |
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PUMA Ocean Racing, skippered by Ken
Read on leg 10 from Stockholm to St Petersburg.
Photo © Rick Deppe / PUMA Ocean Racing / Volvo Ocean Race.
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| The fleet is expected to arrive at the finish early tomorrow morning before parading into St Petersburg later in the afternoon. |
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PUMA Ocean Racing with their sights
set on the finish, on leg 10 from Stockholm to St Petersburg.
Photo © Rick Deppe / PUMA Ocean Racing / Volvo Ocean Race.
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Leg 10 Day 2 - 13:00 GMT Volvo Ocean Race Positions
(Boat name / country / skipper / nationality / distance to finish)
1. PUMA Racing Team USA (Ken Read / USA) DTF 116 nm
2. Telefónica Black ESP (Fernando Echávarri / ESP) +2
3. Ericsson 3 SWE (Magnus Olsson / SWE) +2
4. Telefónica Blue ESP (Bouwe Bekking / NED) +5
5. Ericsson 4 SWE (Torben Grael / BRA) DTF +10 nm
6. Green Dragon IRL/CHN (Ian Walker / GBR) 18 nm
7. Delta Lloyd IRL (Roberto Bermúdez / ESP) +21 nm
Team Russia RUS - DNS |
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Onboard Delta Lloyd with skipper
Roberto Bermudez (ESP) at the helm with Green Dragon
in the background, at sunset during leg 10 from
Stockholm to St Petersburg.
Photo © Sander Pluijm / Team Delta Lloyd / Volvo Ocean Race.
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Overall Leaderboard
1. Ericsson 4 (Torben Grael / BRA): 110.5 points
2. PUMA (Ken Read / USA): 98.5 points
3. Telefónica Blue (Bouwe Bekking / NED): 92.0 points
4. Ericsson 3 (Magnus Olsson / SWE): 73.5 points
5. Green Dragon (Ian Walker /GBR): 64.0 points
6. Telefónica Black (Fernando Echávarri / ESP): 50.0
7. Delta Lloyd (Roberto Bermúdez / ESP): 39.5 points
8. Team Russia (Andreas Hanakamp / AUT): 10.5 points
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