PUMA shore boss Neil Cox is aiming to get il mostro back on the water by Wednesday, a turnaround he hopes will give the team sufficient preparation time for Saturday's in-port race.
The yacht arrived in Rio de Janeiro in third position on Friday morning, but, despite sailing a gruelling 12,300-nautical mile course, carried no major damage.
"It's just a nice change not to be dealing with any structural repairs," said Cox, whose shore team encountered hefty damage to their longitudinal frames in leg two.
"This is going to be a busy stop for us because the list of small jobs is long, but there's nothing major to worry about," he added. "We have a list of cosmetics and composite jobs. The hull will take some work to get it back in condition and the appendages are getting touched up. Daggerboards, rudders, keel pins, bulb are all getting some attention as well.
"Bigger picture, we look in pretty good shape."
