Volvo Ocean Race 2011/12: five boats still on track for thrilling finish into Sanya The closing miles have been full of incident, the latest coming from Camper, currently nestled in third place, as a daring rope stunt boosted their bid to win. Pammenter, 28, said the operation "went pretty well" after he was hauled back on board. "I think we got most of it," he said. Camper are in a five-way fight to the finish with Spanish boat Telefonica leading the 3,051 nautical mile stage from the Maldives to Sanya. Just 55 miles separated the leading quintet on Friday, a slim advantage in ocean racing terms with 24 hours of challenging sailing to go. Telefonica, the overall race leaders, had a slim advantage over French boat Groupama, Camper, America's Puma and Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing, with some 350 nautical miles to Sanya after leaving Maldives on January 23. The fleet is expected to arrive on Saturday, and will compete in an in-port race on February 18 before setting off on the fourth leg to Auckland a day later.