Spain's Iker Martinez matched the achievement of one of the Volvo Ocean Race greats on Saturday when he became the first skipper in 22 years to win three legs in a row.
Crew of the Spanish boat Telefonica get a welcoming reception on arrival in Sanya, southern China's Hainan province, on February 4, with a handsome 90-minute victory to claim a hat-trick triumph in the leg from Abu Dhabi.
The 2011 World Sailor of the Year steered his Team Telefonica boat to a handsome 90-minute victory to claim his hat-trick triumph in the leg from Abu Dhabi to Sanya in Hainan Province, southern China.
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