Welcome to leg three and the beat from hell,” says the skipper of fifth-placed PUMA, Ken Read/USA as the Volvo fleet struggles against strong current and light headwinds, trying to pick a way north into the Bay of Bengal in search of stronger breeze.
Leg Three Day Four: 1300 GMT Volvo Ocean Race Positions
(boat name/country/skipper/nationality/distance to finish)
Telefónica Blue ESP (Bouwe Bekking/NED) DTF 1308
Green Dragon IRL/CHN (Ian Walker/GBR) +19
Telefónica Black ESP (Fernando Echávarri/ESP) +19
Ericsson 4 SWE (Torben Grael/BRA) +20
PUMA Racing Team USA (Ken Read/USA) +25
Ericsson 3 SWE (Anders Lewander/SWE) +30
Team Russia RUS (Andreas Hanakamp/AUT) +62
Delta Lloyd IRL (Roberto Bermudez/ESP) +67