{"id":457,"date":"2015-06-06T19:06:21","date_gmt":"2015-06-06T19:06:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.everysailrace.com\/?p=457"},"modified":"2015-06-09T08:14:32","modified_gmt":"2015-06-09T08:14:32","slug":"457","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.everysailrace.com\/?p=457","title":{"rendered":"Volvo Ocean Race – MAPFRE win Lisbon In Port Race"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Jun 06, 2015. June 06, 2015. InPort Race Lisbon Start. Credit Ricardo Pinto \/ Volvo Ocean Race<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

LISBON, Portugal, June 6 \u2013 Spanish boat MAPFRE (Iker Mart\u00ednez\/ESP) won their second Volvo Ocean Race in-port race running on Saturday, but only with two metres to spare after a thrilling contest in the Portuguese sun.<\/p>\n

Helmed by skipper Iker Mart\u00ednez, who needed all his feted match-racing skills, MAPFRE edged past Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing (Ian Walker\/GBR) in a sprint to the finish line as they gybed together at exactly the same time.<\/p>\n

At one stage, it looked as if the Spanish boat would take a penalty for blocking the Emirati boat\u2019s path, but former 2004 Olympic champion, Mart\u00ednez, judged the final manouevre to perfection.<\/p>\n

The win, one second ahead, moves the Spaniards back into an outside chance of a podium finish in the series after winning the previous in-port race in Newport, Rhode Island, last month.<\/p>\n

However, beaten skipper Ian Walker of Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing, will not be disappointed for long. His crew\u2019s second place leaves them well clear in the overall in-port standings, with eight of the 10 races completed.<\/p>\n

Their closest rivals, Team Brunel (Bouwe Bekking\/NED), struggled for much of the course, which was cut from six to five legs by the Race Committee, due to decreasing winds on the tidal Tagus River.<\/p>\n

For so long, MAPFRE had looked to have the race safely in their pockets.<\/p>\n

Team SCA (Sam Davies\/GBR) led the seven-strong fleet across the line, only to be penalised for starting too early (OCS – on course side).<\/p>\n

The unlucky all-women\u2019s crew, who later battled back heroically to take fourth place, were forced to turn back against the tide to re-cross the line, losing dozens of metres to their rivals.<\/p>\n

From then, MAPFRE looked in complete control, taking a 400-metre lead at the third mark, but just when it appeared to be a done deal, Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing stormed back in stronger wind on Leg 4 and briefly snatched the lead from them.<\/p>\n

Undaunted, Mart\u00ednez slipped his boat across the Emirati yacht in a grandstand finish to take the gun.<\/p>\n

Team Alvimedica (Charlie Enright\/USA), who, pre-race, had trained in nearby Cascais, used their local knowledge for a solid third-place podium spot, but the drama was by no means over.<\/p>\n

Team SCA and Team Vestas Wind (Chris Nicholson\/AUS) had a near copy of the MAPFRE\/Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing showdown, both approaching the finish within metres of each other.<\/p>\n

Vestas Wind, however, was then, unfortunately, snagged on the finish mark and forced to complete a turn and re-cross the line allowing Team Brunel and a disappointed Dongfeng Race Team (Charles Caudrelier\/FRA) to pass and leave them trailing in the seventh and final position.<\/p>\n

Team Vestas Wind, whose crew member Nicolai Sehested (DEN) was left stranded on the mark as he tried to free the boat, were returning after a six-month absence from the race having grounded on an Indian Ocean reef during Leg 2, necessitating a complete boat rebuild.<\/p>\n

Sunday (1400 local time\/1300 UTC) will see the start of Leg 8, a 647-nautical mile stage to Lorient. Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing begin with a six-point overall advantage over both Team Brunel and Dongfeng Race Team.<\/p>\n

Lisbon In-Port Race results
\n1. MAPFRE 14:59:39 – 1pt
\n2. Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing 14:59:40 – 2pts
\n3. Team Alvimedica 15:05:07 – 3pts
\n4. Team SCA 15:08:38 – 4pts
\n5. Team Brunel 15:09:44 – 5pts
\n6. Dongfeng Race Team 15:13:07 – 6pts
\n7. Team Vestas Wind 15:15:14 – 7pts<\/p>\n

In-Port Race Overall standings
\n1. Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing – 21pts
\n2. Team Brunel – 25pts
\n3. Team SCA – 28pts
\n4. Team Alvimedica \u2013 31pts
\n5. MAPFRE – 32pts
\n6. Dongfeng Race Team- 33pts
\n7. Team Vestas Wind – 59pts<\/p>\n\n

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LISBON, Portugal, June 6 \u2013 Spanish boat MAPFRE (Iker Mart\u00ednez\/ESP) won their second Volvo Ocean Race in-port race running on Saturday, but only with two metres to spare after a thrilling contest in the Portuguese sun. Helmed by skipper Iker Mart\u00ednez, who needed all his feted match-racing skills, MAPFRE edged past Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":460,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[8],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.everysailrace.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/457"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.everysailrace.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.everysailrace.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.everysailrace.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.everysailrace.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=457"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"http:\/\/www.everysailrace.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/457\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":464,"href":"http:\/\/www.everysailrace.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/457\/revisions\/464"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.everysailrace.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/460"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.everysailrace.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=457"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.everysailrace.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=457"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.everysailrace.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=457"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}