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Ericsson Racing Team (STO:ERIC) ERICSSON RACING TEAM - NEW VIDEO FOOTAGE NOW AVAILABLE

Ericsson Racing Team (STO:ERIC) Video footage of this morning's arrival of Ericsson 4 at Cochin in India is now available at www.r2prod.net/ERT. This footage will also be made available through the Ericsson Broadcast Room at www.thenewsmarket.com/ericsson.

Footage includes arrival shots into Cochin, as well as interviews with key crew members and language interviews in English, Portuguese, Italian and Spanish.

Ericsson 4, skippered by Olympic gold medalist Torben Grael of Brazil, won Leg 2 of the Volvo Ocean Race today, crossing the finish line at 0422:30 local time, 2252:30 GMT on Nov. 29.

Ericsson 4 completed the 4,450-nautical-mile leg from Cape Town, South Africa, in 14 days, 11 hours, 32 minutes and 30 seconds. The crew earned 12 points on the leg - 8 points for the leg win and 4 points for first at the scoring gate. Ericsson 4 now has 26 points total and retains the fleet lead.

"Everybody's very happy. It was a very tough leg with so many different conditions," said Grael. "It's just the beginning of the race, and there are some difficult legs ahead of us. A lot of unexpected things can happen, it's good to be in the position we're in."

Ericsson 4 had an adventurous leg, one that navigator Jules Salter described as beginning like a lion and ending like a lamb.

The first week was spent in rough conditions just north of 40S latitude, and the weather took a toll on both crew and gear. Sails were damaged and the crew suffered from lack of sleep, but Ericsson 4 didn't suffer any significant damage.

Ericsson 4's stablemate, Ericsson 3, skippered by the Swede Anders Lewander, is due to finish in third place on Monday afternoon.

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