Vor: Surprise package

To see Torben Grael beaming a contented smile, let alone one from the winning boat, was a surprise in itself, but this light wind leg was one of surprises for each of the three podium dwellers, who finished within 26 minutes of each other in the early hours of this morning. For Brasil 1, a team loved around the dock, beset by bad luck in previous legs, but a consistently solid performer, they were able to hold off the imperious challenge of ABN AMRO ONE in growing breeze and claim their first win of the event.