Team New Zealand's Camper have moved to third overall position in the Volvo Ocean Race after a gritty fight saw the team take second place in leg eight.
For the last two days of the leg Camper endured some of the most extreme weather seen in the race, with winds gusting at more than 50 knots and seven to eight metre seas that pushed both boat and crew to the limit.
However, the crew dug deep and fended off strong advances from first Telefonica and then Puma to finish second, just under an hour behind leg winner and race leader Groupama.
The 25 points picked up returns Camper to the podium and leaves the team just five points behind second placed Puma with one leg and two in-port races remaining.
Camper skipper Chris Nicholson said the leg, which saw the crew set a new 24 distance record for this edition of the race, was a good one for the team.