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The final miles on the course to Miami aren't giving the fleet a moment's relief as the boats push forth in Caribbean waters. This time it's “Telefónica” that has come up trumps strategically, with the team positioned further north and further to windward than the other boats, which has translated into an exit from the first of the calms in second place.

Over the past few hours “Telefónica” made it very clear that the target in their sights was to overtake “Camper with Emirates Team New Zealand” and the Spanish boat did that in the end by exiting the first light patch with almost one nautical mile on Chris Nicholson and crew.

According to the 16:00 UTC position report, “Telefónica” was notching up better speeds than the New Zealand team. With average boat speeds of 13.5 knots, two more than “Camper with Emirates Team New Zealand”, the crew headed up by Iker Martínez managed to cut the gap down by a mile and move to 27.9 miles from “Puma”, whilst the New Zealanders are 28.8 miles from the top having dropped six miles in the last three hours.

Astern French boat “Groupama” continues to push through the light patch at speeds of 5.1 knots, with “Telefónica” positioned as the second fastest boat in the fleet behind “Puma”. It looks very much like Iker Martínez and his crew could continue to increase their advantage on their most immediate rivals over the coming hours.

PROVISIONAL RANKINGS LEG 6

ITAJAÍ (BRAZIL) – MIAMI (USA): 4,800 miles

Day 13 – 16:00 UTC – 5^th May 2012

1. Puma Ocean Racing (Ken Read), 909.9 miles to finish

2. Team Telefónica (Iker Martínez), +27.9 miles

3. Camper with Emirates Team New Zealand (Chris Nicholson), +28.8 miles

4. Groupama sailing team (Franck Cammas), +89.4 miles

5. Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing (Ian Walker), +111.2 miles

6. Team Sanya (Mike Sanderson), DNS