ALICANTE of Spain (Reuters)-Camper and Telefónica are leading boaters entering the final phase of the battle during the first stage of leg two Volvo Ocean race with only 12 nautical miles separating the Christmas day after 13 days at sea.
Registration of Spanish/New Zealand Camper was only just on the holding, with the overall leaders Telefónica rendering large dramatic 3 hours at 1000 GMT on Sunday as the two sped toward the secret safe haven Harbor in the Indian Ocean.
The identity of the stop-off position reserved confidential as organizers feared attack from Pirates of the State-of-the-art boats that cost around 10 million dollars to build power plants.
First, the port will win 24 points, with 20 going to second. Camper is three points behind the Telefónica on the overall leaderboard, so the first position would be enough to put them forward.
Crew member Billy Camper Hooper said trying to focus on the task at hand rather than Christmas day events that occur at home.
"It is Christmas day onboard Camper, and unfortunately for children there is an enormous amount of energy must be put into this," he said. "Not that they don't want to, all of them until the entire way through our working frantically squall after squall in what turned the whole night to some very hard and bumpy conditions.
"Finish Line nears and all everyone onboard Camper really for the Christmas crossing, before any other vessel. Then there will be a time to celebrate. "
From the secret port in the Indian Ocean, the vessels will be an armed ship and transported to a point near Sharjah on the shores of Northern Emirates. From there we complete leg in Abu Dhabi.
In all, the Volvo Ocean Race lasting more than eight months and covers 39,000 nautical miles, visiting 10 countries.
(Edited with Pritha Sarkar)
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