Telefonica Blue, skippered by Bouwe Bekking (NED), finishes first, on leg 4 of the Volvo Ocean Race, from Singapore to Qingdao, China at 07:00:25 GMTIn a leg that has been full of drama, bravery and courage, Bouwe Bekking and his men racing Telefónica Blue has pulled off their second leg win a row to take first place on the podium in Qingdao, China, after sailing immaculately.
Shortly before crossing the finish in thick fog at 0700 GMT (1500 local time), after racing for 11 days, 2 hours and 26 seconds (11d:02h:00m:25s), Bekking said, “I feel far from comfortable. Even if it should go wrong, the guys should all feel like the moral winners of the leg, they sailed like champions.”
The eight points for the leg win, brings Telefónica Blue¹s total score to 41.5 points, just 3.5 points behind race leader Ericsson 4.
PUMA Ocean Racing, skippered by Ken Read (USA), finishes second, on leg 4 of the Volvo Ocean Race, from Singapore to Qingdao, China at 08:17:36 GMT
Kenny Read/USA, guided PUMA through the finish of Volvo Ocean Race leg four in Qingdao, China today at 0817 GMT (1617 local time) to claim second place after an unbelievable effort, which saw the team break their boom and drop anchor in the Philippines order to make repairs.
On arrival in Qingdao, PUMA’s skipper, Kenny Read said: “Our crew really became a team on this leg. We have really found our legs. After our problems we came back with an unbelievable effort. We came together.”
