Groupama sailing team claimed victory by less than one minute in the second stage of Leg 2 after edging out overall leg winners Team Telefónica in a nail-biting finish in Abu Dhabi on Wednesday

Chris Nicholson says slick boat handling could hold the key to Leg 2 Stage 2 on Wednesday -- a race his CAMPER team are desperate to win after after being pipped at the post in the first stage by overall race leaders Telefónica.

Team Telefónica snatched victory from CAMPER with Emirates Team New Zealand to win a thrilling first stage of Leg 2 by one minute and 57 seconds and strengthen their position at the top of the overall leaderboard.

Team Telefónica have jumped to second place and more than halved Groupama sailing team’s lead overnight, as the entire racing fleet vanished into the anti-piracy stealth zone

Franck Cammas’ Groupama sailing team were this morning on course to be the first of the Volvo Ocean Race crews to have their position cloaked as they approach the ‘stealth zone’.

After spending most of Leg 1 alone and with no opportunity to change the situation Franck Cammas and his men racing Groupama 4 are enjoying every moment of their well-earned lead, which could deliver a Leg 2 victory.

As Leg 2 of the Volvo Ocean Race gets more and more tactical, spare a thought for the navigators, charged with making do-or-die decisions that could propel their teams to glory – or seal their fate

Some have described the current weather situation for the Volvo Ocean Race fleet as the "nightmare zone", but for navigator Andrew Cape, cool, calm and collected as always, it was just another day at the office on board overall and leg leader Telefónica.

Frustration is the feeling pulsing through the Volvo Ocean Race fleet this morning as the crews search desperately for a way through a weather front that currently blocks their path.

After a hideous night bashing across the Agulhas Current, the Volvo Ocean Race fleet has now reached a road block. It is the windless trough between the two low-pressure systems, which have threatened, but not yet evolved into one. It