The crew of Delta Lloyd just gets better and better. Although finishing in fifth place this morning in Galway at 0339 GMT, the team had been up in the lead during this leg and was in contention for a podium finish right up until the last moment.
It has been edge of the seat stuff watching the fight for the top three places in leg seven of the Volvo Ocean Race play out right to the bitter end. This morning, at 0219 GMT, PUMA pipped hometown boat Green Dragon to second place, but only by three miles. The Dragons finished 11 minutes later at 0231 GMT, greeted by a very large and noisy Galway crowd.
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Ericsson 4 again took maximum points this morning when she crossed the finish of Volvo Ocean Race leg seven in Galway in first position. She finished at 0054 GMT today after taking seven days, 10 hours, 33 minutes and 51 seconds to sail across the North Atlantic from Boston.
Take what you most love doing in your life and keep it doing it for hours and hours day after day… That’s how I would describe the sailing conditions at the moment. No matter what, this remains the best sailing in the world.
‘Are we there yet?’ and ‘How much did we gain?’ are the two most asked questions from the guys.
Without prejudice, this is the most fun I have ever had on a Volvo 70. I mean we, are having a baby in five weeks time and I am much more nervous about the next 12 hours than becoming a father again.
Before leaving Boston, I was told that I should write one of the first emails from the boat. The reason being was that I wanted to thank everyone in Boston for a fantastic and memorable stopover. The best yet in my mind.
After all but Telefónica Black played their Stealth option overnight to cover the timing of the critical gybe, the fleet is now converging on the finish in Galway in what is promising to be dramatic ending to this trans-Atlantic leg from Boston, USA. Accordingly, Galway is prepared for a grandstand finish in the early hours of Sunday morning.
This may well be my last blog of this leg. I am planning to get some rest now and save my energy for the tense battle into Galway Bay.
Everybody is out of stealth. We are in fifth but fighting for the podium. It is so close anything can happen.
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