Very little if any, sleep has been had by the crews, who have been sitting on the rail for most of the night, racing this leg as if it were the Fastnet Race, but now, as the pace settles and tiredness is creeping in, the bunks are filled to capacity.

Adobe Flash Plug-in Needed This website requires a Adobe Flash plug-in. Please download the latest version of the Flash plug-in by clicking here

Ian Walker’s heart missed a beat when Green Dragon passed over a rocky ledge between two islands this morning. “I had my heart in my mouth as the depth dropped to 1.9 metres below the keel. I prayed that the chart was accurate and breathed a sign of relieve as the depth shot back up. That’s enough of those scares for one day,” he said.

There is an air of finality now as less than 120 miles remain for PUMA who leads the field by 2 miles, before the adventure is over and the final celebrations can begin.

The fleet is expected to arrive at the finish early tomorrow morning before parading into St Petersburg later in the afternoon.

Leg Ten Day 2: 1300 GMT Volvo Ocean Race Positions
(boat name/country/skipper/nationality/distance to finish)
1. PUMA Racing Team USA (Ken Read/USA) DTF 116 nm
2. Telefónica Black ESP (Fernando Echávarri/ESP) +2
3. Ericsson 3 SWE (Magnus Olsson/SWE) +2
4. Telefónica Blue ESP (Bouwe Bekking/NED) +5
5. Ericsson 4 SWE (Torben Grael/BRA) DTF +10 nm
6. Green Dragon IRL/CHN (Ian Walker/GBR) 18 nm
7. Delta Lloyd IRL (Roberto Bermúdez/ESP) +21 nm

Team Russia RUS - DNS

Overall Leaderboard
1. Ericsson 4 (Torben Grael/BRA): 110.5 points
2. PUMA (Ken Read/USA): 98.5 points
3. Telefónica Blue (Bouwe Bekking/NED): 92.0 points
4. Ericsson 3 (Magnus Olsson/SWE): 73.5 points
5. Green Dragon (Ian Walker/GBR): 64.0 points
6. Telefónica Black (Fernando Echávarri/ESP): 50.0
7. Delta Lloyd (Roberto Bermudez/ESP): 39.5 points
8. Team Russia (Andreas Hanakamp/AUT): 10.5 points