Green Dragon skipper Ian Walker led his crew over the finish line outside the Marina da Gloria, in Rio de Janeiro on Saturday afternoon to claim fourth place in Leg 5 of the Volvo Ocean Race, crossing the finish line at 18:59 GMT (15:59 local time). The fourth place finish means the team collects 5 points towards its total on the overall leaderboard. Green Dragon sits in fifth place, four points behind Leg 5 winner Ericsson 3. At 03:55 GMT, in the early hours (00:55 local time) of a rainy Sunday morning, Telefonica Blue eased across the finish line in Rio de Janeiro, to take fifth place. The elapsed time for leg five for Telefonica Blue was a daunting 42 days, 22 hours and 55 minutes. This wasn't the way it was supposed to be for skipper Bouwe Bekking and his team.
Leg Five Finishing Order - Rio de Janeiro
1. Ericsson 3: 8 points
2. Ericsson 4: 7 points
3. PUMA: 6 points
4. Green Dragon: 5 points
5. Telefonica Blue: 4 points
Overall Leaderboard
1. Ericsson 4 (Torben Grael / BRA) 63.5 points (Finished)
2. PUMA (Ken Read / USA) 53 points (Finished)
3. Telefonica Blue (Bouwe Bekking / NED) 50.5 points (Finished)
4. Ericsson 3 (Magnus Olsson / SWE) 43.5 (Finished)
5. Green Dragon (Ian Walker / GBR) 39.5 (Finished)
6. Telefonica Black 21 (DNS)
7. Delta Lloyd 12 (DNS)
8. Team Russia 10.5 (DNS)
