Sailing:Ireland's Green Dragon is fourth overall in the Volvo Ocean Race after finishing the second leg near Cochin in India in seventh place.
Skipper Ian Walker and his crew secured two points but it could have been a lot better for the Dragon after a tight finish saw Telefonica Black come fourth, Puma fifth and Delta Lloyd sixth.
"It was nearly a great result," said Walker today. "I think that's what's most disappointing is that it would have been an outstanding result but it feels like we have had it all taken away.
"At the moment we are very disappointed, having said that it was a good race, with three boats in sight for the finish and we were part of that, I guess that's sport, that's racing."
The stage was a perilous one for the crew, who saw their boom broken in a 50 knot squall and steering damaged in strong winds.
"It was a bit like snakes and ladder at the end, a bit disappointing but it was great racing. We were all in sight of boats for a lot of this leg, we had some really good racing," said watch leader Neal McDonald on arrival.
"Sailing without the boom definitely made life harder, in reality there were certain times in a steady state, when the wind was steady and at certain angles, it made very little difference.
"But there were other times when the wind was changeable, which made life harder. We had to adapt, a day of sailing with it and trying to set it up and you know we have a boom for a reason. We don't spend all that money on a piece of carbon for nothing.
"You do need a boom there is no doubt about it. But the guys did a great job."
Overall points after two legs
1 ERICSSON 4 - 26 points
2 TELEFONCIA BLUE - 19 points
3 ERICSSON 3 - 14.5 points
4 GREEN DRAGON - 14 points
4 PUMA - 14 points
6 TELEFONCIA BLACK - 8.5 points
7 TEAM RUSSIA - 6.5 points
8 DELTA LLOYD - 4.5 points