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Volvo Ocean Race: Spain’s Telefonica nets nail-biting win
Leg two has been split into two stages because of the threat of piracy in the Indian Ocean
At the end of what Camper’s co-skipper Stu Bannatyne described as “a Boxing Day street fight”, overall leaders Telefonica stole in front with just eight nautical miles (15-km) to go in a stage that saw the top two sail more than 4,000nmn (Getty Images)
Team Telefonica, skippered by Iker Martinez from Spain finishes first into the safe haven port on stage 1 of leg 2 of the Volvo Ocean Race 2011-12 (Getty Images)
CAMPER with Emirates Team New Zealand (Getty Images)
Telefonica finished one minute 57 seconds ahead on a pitch-black night to pick up 24 points for first place and extend their overall lead to seven points. Spanish/New Zealand entry Camper secured 20 points for second spot (Getty Images)
Leg two has been split into two stages because of the threat of piracy in the Indian Ocean (Getty Images)
The first stage took the boats from Cape Town to a secret “safe haven” port in the Indian Ocean, with the exact positions of the yachts masked from the public during the latter part (Getty Images)
PUMA Ocean Racing powered by BERG (Getty Images)
U.S. team Puma were several hours away from the finish, on course to cross the line in third place, ahead of French team Groupama (Getty Images)
The boats will now be shipped through the waters worst affected by piracy and on to Sharjah from where the leg will be completed with a day-long sprint into Abu Dhabi (Getty Images)
