Green Dragon lies 5th after Singapore

IRELAND’S Green Dragon is still lying fifth overall in the Volvo Ocean Race following in-port races at the latest stopover in Singapore at the weekend.The Galway-backed boat skippered by Ian Walker, with Irish and Chinese funding, finished fifth over the two races in the Asian capital. Overall leaders Ericsson 4 continued to set the pace after finishing second in race one and winning race two. The result earned the team the four maximum points on offer which extends their total to 39 points.The second in the series of seven in-port races, the results of which count towards the overall result of the Volvo Ocean Race 2008-09 – which comes to Galway in May – was contested in a gusty 10-15 knot breeze. Both sides of the race course were lined with spectator boats for the first ever southeast Asia in-port race.Two races were held and the results are combined to give an overall winner for the day. PUMA (Ken Read/USA) dominated the first race in an impressive display of solid sailing and race tactics, leading the fleet from start to finish and holding Ericsson 4 (Torben Grael/BRA) at bay.Green Dragon and Telefónica Blue (Bouwe Bekking/NED) showed...