{"id":6443,"date":"2011-12-27T00:58:45","date_gmt":"2011-12-26T22:58:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/12\/sailing-spains-telefonica-pull-off-nail-biting-win\/"},"modified":"2011-12-27T00:58:45","modified_gmt":"2011-12-26T22:58:45","slug":"sailing-spains-telefonica-pull-off-nail-biting-win","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/sailing-spains-telefonica-pull-off-nail-biting-win\/","title":{"rendered":"Sailing-Spain’s Telefonica pull off nail-biting win"},"content":{"rendered":"

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ALICANTE, Spain<\/span> Dec 26 (Reuters) – Spain’s Telefonica
\nclinched a last-gasp victory over Camper in the first stage of
\nleg two of the Volvo Ocean Race on Monday after 15 days’ sailing
\nfrom Cape Town to a secret Indian Ocean stopover.<\/span><\/p>\n

<\/span><\/p>\n

At the end of what Camper’s co-skipper Stu Bannatyne
\ndescribed as “a Boxing Day street fight”, overall leaders
\nTelefonica stole in front with just eight nautical miles (15-km)
\nto go in a stage that saw the top two sail more than 4,000nm.<\/p>\n

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Telefonica finished one minute 57 seconds ahead on a
\npitch-black night to pick up 24 points for first place and
\nextend their overall lead to seven points. Spanish\/New Zealand
\nentry Camper secured 20 points for second spot.<\/p>\n

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“It was a really complicated race and we were fighting all
\nthe way,” said winning skipper Iker Martinez. “It was really,
\nreally tough.”<\/p>\n

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Leg two has been split into two stages because of the threat
\nof piracy in the Indian Ocean.<\/p>\n

<\/span><\/p>\n

The first stage took the boats from Cape Town to a secret
\n“safe haven” port in the Indian Ocean, with the exact positions
\nof the yachts masked from the public during the latter part.<\/p>\n

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The boats will now be shipped through the waters worst
\naffected by piracy and on to Sharjah from where the leg will be
\ncompleted with a day-long sprint into Abu Dhabi.<\/p>\n

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U.S. team Puma were several hours away from the finish, on
\ncourse to cross the line in third place, ahead of French team
\nGroupama.<\/p>\n

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Abu Dhabi were back in fifth, with the sixth boat Sanya
\nhaving suspended racing for repairs in Madagascar.
\n\u00a0 Continued…<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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