Hampshire skipper Ian Walker and his victorious Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing crew have the chance of a rare double tomorrow when they attempt to win the Volvo Ocean Race In-port Series Trophy.

They are hot favourites to do so, taking a six-point advantage into the Inmarsat In-Port Race Gothenburg, the final race in a 10-part series.

Only a victory for their nearest competitors, Team Brunel, and a last place finish or a failure to complete the course, can deny Walker’s crew, which includes Southampton's navigator Simon Fisher, from collecting another piece of silverware.

They have already sealed the overall offshore trophy with five points to spare after finishing fifth in the ninth and final leg from Lorient, France, to Gothenburg, Sweden, on Monday.

“We try to win everything we do,” said Walker, who is based in Warsash. “Basically, we just have to make sure we don’t finish last.

“But it’s a pretty tight race course and there’s plenty of trouble out there if you’re not careful.”

The action will start at 1300 local time/1100 UTC and so far the forecasters are predicting strong enough winds to offer the prospect of a fitting finale to a memorable and extraordinarily close-run event all round.