Volvo Ocean Race: Telefonica skipper Iker Martinez matches Kiwi legend Peter Blake after trio of wins After 13 days of sailing, Martinez, who is set to thrust himself straight into the Olympic Games when he finishes the nine-month race in July, steered his Team Telefonica boat to a comfortable victory to claim his hat-trick triumph from Abu Dhabi to Sanya, China. I didn't know that but for sure we're feeling great. We're very happy, it's a dream, you always dream to start a race like this. I just hope everything is going to keep going smooth," he said. But Martinez, 34, and navigator Andrew Cape outsmarted the rest of the six-strong fleet through the treacherous Malacca Strait on the way to Vietnam. They never let up - despite being challenged by three rivals on their way. "I think it was by far the most dangerous leg I've ever done in a boat," said Martinez. The win takes leaders Telefonica to 95 points, ahead of Camper and Groupama, who finished second in the leg. The leg, contested over the last three weeks, was split into two stages after being accompanied by armed ship for some of the way due to the threat of pirates. The Volvo Race is due to finish in Galway in July.