Volvo Ocean Race 2011/12: Groupama steal line honours as Abu Dhabi falter in homecoming But for Ian Walker's crew, who were desperate to dominate the first ever Volvo Ocean Race action in the Middle East, the view from start to finish was mainly one of four sterns after they were squeezed on the start line where two boats went off on a port tack from the right hand side of the course and two on a starboard tack from the left hand side. But gains were difficult as the fleet started a four hour reach, which saw Groupama, Camper and Telefonica stretch their legs reaching speeds of around 17 knots. They took it in turns to head the fleet as success came down to pure boat speed rather than tactics. Franck Cammas" team closed the gap on Telefonica to two boat lengths within 20 nautical miles of the finish then surged over the finish line first to claim their first victory of the race so far. Telefonica were runners up while Camper finished in third place to pick up four points, followed by Puma. Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing added two points to the six they notched up for winning the in port race in Alicante, by coming fifth. For those following the action, the experience proved a frustrating one with the tracker, which updates positions every 60 seconds on the race course, failing to show the true positions and video coverage restricted to short films coming in off the boats rather than live footage. Dozens of complaints were logged from around the world with official positions difficult to follow It's a shame to miss the video coverage on an opportunity like this. Never again will we have this kind of drag race in Volvo Ocean Race and then management misses out on this. Sorry to say but I am disappointed," one race follower wrote. Follow Volvo Ocean Race leaderboard and schedule