Maximum points again for Ericsson 4

Ericsson 4 moved a step closer to becoming overall champion of the 2008-09 Volvo Ocean Race when she finished the trans-Atlantic leg 7 ahead of the fleet in Galway, Ireland on Sunday.

Ericsson 4 took seven days, 10 hours, 33 minutes and 51 seconds to sail across the North Atlantic from Boston to the Irish port, where she arrived at 0054 GMT to score maximum points to lead the race standings.

She was granted by a huge and very excited Saturday night crowd taht was waiting dockside for hometown boat Green Dragon.