11/30/2008

Two wins in a row for Ericsson 4

by Carl Gärdén, Volvo Group Newsdesk

Ericsson 4 have made it two for two with a win on leg two into Cochin. Combined with a win at the gate in the middle of this leg, the team is beginning to separate itself from the pack on the points table.

Torben Grael  and his international crew onboard Ericsson 4 made it two wins in a row when they crossed the finish of leg two of the Volvo Ocean Race in Cochin, India at 2252 GMT (0422 local time).

Adding the four points the team collected for passing through the leg two scoring gate, to the eight points for a leg win, boosts the team’s overall score to 26 points.

On stepping ashore in Cochin, skipper Torben Grael said, “I am very happy to be here. The trip had a lot of very difficult conditions, cold and wet and the light Doldrums. We had many breakdowns, but we got to the gate in a good position and of course, we are very happy to be here in first place after a hard few days and to get a good result.”

Telefonica Blue picked up seven points with its second place finish.

"This race is not over yet," he repeated over and again. "The gap between us is closing all the time and we are only going to get better. We can definitely win this race", said skipper Bouwe Bekking.

Ericsson 3 crossed the finish line on Monday at 13:00 local time to earn third place in leg two of the Volvo Ocean Race.

Follow the rest of the fleet on www.volvooceanrace.org

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