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As a rule around the world leader Telefónica took advantage of the lull to snatch the lead last night Stage 2 Groupama less than a day at the area's stealth piracy. Groupama entered the Indian Ocean, where the exact location of the vessels with a lead of more than 80 nautical miles will be masked after a successful application to travel further east in search of stronger winds.

To cross the unpredictable Doldrums yet, the advantage was always vulnerable, however, recognized the French team's worst fears that Telefonica in Spain to get to yell at a speed of sixteen knots past them and the lead in the first phase of the race from Cape Town after Abu Dhabi. Recently, the Spanish / New Zealand Camper entry Groupama also ended, with Puma, based on the fourth and fifth in Abu Dhabi.

"It was very pleasant sail in constant motion along more than 15 knots," said Andrew Cape navigator of Telefónica, the Australians, and the mastermind of the Stage 1 team was the victory. Because of the danger of piracy in the Indian Ocean, the public only in the position to the positions of the ships "are seen in relation to the other, with other information suppressed or distorted.

The organizers have added security measures, including sending ships to a secret door, where they are sent to the Northern Emirates, recorded at the race in Abu Dhabi again. The contest, which faces over 39,000 nautical miles (72,000 km) closes in Galway, Ireland in July.