Volvo Ocean Race 2011/12: fleet set for clear waters to China in leg three after stop-start opening Following the safe completion of the operation to unload five fully rigged yachts from a cargo ship, after their passage through the pirate laden Indian Ocean, organisers revealed the "safe haven" which had been kept a secret, was Male in the Maldives, where the Volvo Ocean Race will restart on Sunday night. Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing earned the psychological advantage last Saturday by winning the first 106 mile sprint from Abu Dhabi to Sharjah but Telefonica remain overall leaders with a tight seven point lead over second placed Camper. "We've got ourselves a Master's degree in improvising, and loading and unloading yachts onto ships," said Iker Martínez, Telefónica skipper. Now we can focus on getting back to sailing and being back on the boat together to fight for the race which is why we are all here. The next 3,300 nm leg to Sanya in China is one that is being dreaded by crews and navigators. Petty thieves, congested waters, fishing nets and massive debris in the waters are all set to create headaches for skippers on top of wind holes and a final deeply uncomfortable headwind bash to the destination. "We expect upwind conditions, wind on the nose, for most the time,"" said Groupama's Franck Cammas. Not a lot of wind, so not necessarily the best conditions for Groupama, but we will see. It's not exactly the best leg for us, statistically speaking, as it's not a leg where the boats are going to go very quickly. But we will see, it will be a very good exercise.