Another wave of water washes down the deck oonboard CAMPER with Emirates Team New Zealand during leg 6 of the Volvo Ocean Race 2011-12. Photo / Hamish Hooper.
Tricky times lie ahead for Team New Zealand's Camper as the Volvo Ocean Race fleet transitions from trade wind sailing to a large zone of light air.
After several days of fast and furious sailing with boat speeds of up to 30 knots, conditions are expected to become light and
variable over the next 24 hours, and remain that way for the 1300 nautical miles left to Miami.
"The trades served us nicely and we're in a competitive spot as we head into the light stuff," Camper skipper Chris Nicholson said. "It's going to be pretty funky though over the next few days as the breeze dies off and there's going to be some big decision required that will probably decide the race.
"We just need to make sure we get those decisions right."
Puma continued to resist attempts from Camper and Telefonica to usurp their position at the top of the leg six leaderboard but a second successive leg win was far from secure.
