It's still a bit wet on board Green Dragon... Image copyright Guo Chan/Green Dragon Racing.
by Lucy Harwood
The fleet have left behind the centre of the low pressure system and are making the most of the stronger winds, reaching southeast towards the first ice gate.
Facts of Leg 5:
• Five Volvo Open 70
• 12,300 nm mostly upwind (10,000 nm more than Leg 4)
• For the first time in this year’s Volvo Ocean Race there are 2 scoring gates
• Approximately 40 days sailing
• There are 2 ice waypoints
• It is possible to deploy steathplay
Leg Five Day 21: 1300 GMT Volvo Ocean Race Positions
(boat name/country/skipper/nationality/distance to finish)
Ericsson 3 SWE (Magnus Olsson/SWE) DTF 6,152 nm
PUMA Racing Team USA (Ken Read/USA) +110
Ericsson 4 SWE (Torben Grael/BRA) +152
Telefónica Blue ESP (Bouwe Bekking/NED) +176
Green Dragon IRL/CHI (Ian Walker/GBR) +228
Delta Lloyd IRL (Roberto Bermudez/ESP) DNS
Telefónica Black ESP (Fernando Echávarri/ESP) DNS
Team Russia RUS (Andreas Hanakamp/AUT) DNS
Green Dragon Racing
Volvo Ocean Race
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