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Justin Slattery (Irish), Bowman

WE’RE JUBILANT right now,

WE’RE JUBILANT right now, as we managed to hold off our rivals and secure maximum points at the scoring gate off Brazil. We rounded the tiny Fernando de Noronha Island at 12.24 GMT on Thursday and earned ourselves four valuable points - but it was a tough, tense ride to get there.

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DAY 9: THE FLEET COMPRESSES

The fleet have compressed overnight as the front runners slow, the rest of the fleet are playing catch up.  The Doldrums are on the horizon and for PUMA their lead has been diminished. Green Dragon are now in joint third and the most westerly boat of the fleet, some 70 miles from PUMA.

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DAY 7: A TOUGH 24 HOURS

It has been a tough 24 hours onboard Green Dragon.  The approach south has seen the Dragon lose some crucial miles, but with just under 5000 miles to go the feeling onboard is positive and there is still a long road ahead.  The next obstacle ahead is the Doldrums....

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GREEN DRAGON TAKES THE LEAD

After nearly 1000 miles at sea Green Dragon has taken pole position of the eight boat fleet.  They have extended a small 6 mile lead over Ericsson 4 with the rest of the pack close behind. The next 24 hours will prove challenging, as the navigators choose the route south through the Canary Islands. 

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  • Justin Slattery
  • Bowman
  • 34
  • 1.85 m"
  • 85 Kg

Justin has won some of yachting’s most prestigious trophies. Last year, he sailed as bowman on ABN AMRO One, playing a crucial role in their dominance of the 2005-2006 Volvo Ocean Race. Two years previously, he smashed the non-stop round the world record as part of Steve Fossett’s crew on Cheyenne and this summer he followed it up by breaking the record for the famous Fastnet Race onboard ICAP Leopard. At the tender age of 23, he held the trans-Atlantic record on Nicorette.

PLACE OF BIRTH: Ireland
CURRENT HOME TOWN: Hamble
NICKNAME: Irish

FIRST SAILING MOMENT/WHERE DID YOU LEARN TO SAIL:
Cork Harbour

HOW MANY YEARS HAVE YOU BEEN SAILING:
15 years

TOP FIVE GREATEST ACHEIVEMENTS IN SAILING:
1) Won 2005/06 Volvo ocean race on ABN AMRO one.
2) Broke the round the world record onboard Cheyenne, skippered by Steve Fossett in 2004. Fastest yacht to sail around the world.
3) Won Maxi One Design Worlds 1999 onboard Skandia.
4) Won Extreme 40 I-shares Cup 2007 onboard Basilica.

WHAT DID YOU WANT TO BE WHEN YOU GREW UP:
Architect

WHITBREAD/VOLVO HISTORY:
News Corp 2001/2002. ABN AMRO ONE 2005/2006.

AMERICA’S CUP HISTORY:
Louis Vuitton Act 2004 onboard K Challenge

SAILING CAREER HISTORY:
Sailing/ racing professionally since 1995

HOBBIES/OTHER SPORTS:
Cycling/ Rugby/ windsurfing

MY WORST MOMENT (SAILING):
Hearing we lost a teammate during the last Volvo Ocean Race.

MY BEST MOMENT (SAILING):
Winning the 2005/06 Volvo Ocean Race

FAVOURITE FOOD:
Steak

WHAT IS YOUR LIFE LONG AMBITION:
My lifelong ambition was to win the Volvo Ocean Race. Now my ambition is to win the America’s Cup.

STAR SIGN:
Cancer

 

 

 

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Ian Walker (British), Skipper

LOOKING AHEAD

I am now back in Singapore after 9 days away with my family on holiday in Bin Tan, Indonesia.  It was great to just get away from the chaos of the Volvo Ocean Race, spend time with my wife and kids, and also recharge the batteries.

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 Green Dragon Breaking News

13 hours, 6 minutes agoNEW CREW

Green Dragon have announced new crew for the In Port race and for Leg 4 to Qingdao in China. Read more here .

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  • CURRENT LEGLEG 3
  • LEG LENGTH1,950nm

Leg Progress

   

  • Green Dragon
  • Leader
  • CURRENT LEG--
  • LEG LENGTH--
1 Ericsson 4 35.0
2 Telefonica Blue 30.5
3 PUMA Ocean Racing 27.5
4 Ericsson 3 23.5
5 Green Dragon 20.5
6 Telefonica Black 19.5
7 Team Russia 10.5
8 Delta Lloyd 9.0

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