At 0700 GMT this morning, Green Dragon went into Stealth Mode with approximately 300 miles to go.
This allows them to go off the radar for 24 hours, so no other competitors or the rest of the world will know their position.
Should they still be into Stealth Mode 50 miles from the finish race rules require them to appear once again on the radar.
It will be a tense time onboard for Ian Walker and his crew as they battle the notoriously fickle conditions that surround Rio’s coastline, as well as keeping an eye on Telefonica Blue who are creeping up from behind.
Defending fourth place is a reality for the Dragon, the previous finishers have struggled in the light conditions over the final miles but without the threat of a chasing boat.
For the time being the Dragon is on radio silence and it will be a nervous wait to see what news the morning will bring.
Leg Five Day 42: 1600 GMT Volvo Ocean Race Positions
(boat name/country/skipper/nationality/distance to finish)
Ericsson 3 SWE (Magnus Olsson/SWE) FIN
Ericsson 4 SWE (Torben Grael/BRA) FIN
PUMA Racing Team USA (Ken Read/USA) FIN
Green Dragon IRL/CHI (Ian Walker/GBR) STEALTH
Telefónica Blue ESP (Bouwe Bekking/NED) +288
Delta Lloyd NED (Roberto Bermudez/ESP) DNS
Telefónica Black ESP (Fernando Echávarri/ESP) DNS
Team Russia RUS (Andreas Hanakamp/AUT) DNS
