Ericsson 4 arrived in Cochin early this morning, making it two straight wins in a row after coming in first at Cape Town with nearest rivals Telefonica Blue nearly a hundred nautical miles away from finishing.

This means that Torben Grael and his crew are in the overall lead by a huge 26 points out of a possible 28, giving them a leaderboard advantage of at least six points on the assumption that either Green Dragon or PUMA Ocean Racing finish third.  

At 04:21 Central European Time the positions were:

1. Ericsson 4 - finished an in Cochin - 14 days, 11 hours, 32 minutes
2. Telefonica Blue - 90 nautical miles to finish this leg - average speed 5 knots
3. Ericsson 3 - 175 nautical miles to finish - average speed 11.5 knots
4. PUMA Ocean Racing - 216 nautical miles to finish - average speed 9 knots
5. Green Dragon - 218 nautical miles to finish - average speed 9.5 knots
6. Delta Lloyd - 224 nautical miles to finish - average speed 9 knots
7. Telefonica Black - 246 nautical miles to finish - average speed 9 knots
8. Team Russia - 613 nautical miles to finish