Volvo Ocean Race 2011/12: nervous Groupama find windless zone but maintain 100-mile gap over Telefonica The French team hit a "brick wall" of light winds on the run to Auckland, allowing Spain's Telefonica, which won the first three Volvo Ocean Race legs, to close the gap on the leaders after surging to second place at the expense of US entry Puma. Telefonica is still a long shot to overhaul Groupama in the final 700 nautical miles to Auckland but even second place would be enough to extend its overall lead. Joint Spanish-New Zealand entry Camper was in fourth place behind Puma, with Abu Dhabi and Team Sanya filling the final two places in the six-yacht field. The race set sail from Alicante, Spain, in November and finishes in Galway, Ireland, in July, with the latest leg beginning in Sanya, China, on Feb 20.