Fernando Echávarri from Spain brought Telefónica Black into Cochin, India, in fourth place on leg two of the Volvo Ocean Race, onboard is also South African Mike Pammenter.
Echávarri, and his team were delighted to move up the order after spending much of this leg in the back third of the fleet of the fleet.
"We are really happy to be here after all our issues," said Echávarri on arrival. "It is nice to be with our family and the Volvo family. We got really close to the other boats in the last few days, and we had to play it sharp and hug! the coast to get pass them," he explained.