Temporary respite for Alex Thomson's 36 hour beating in the New York-Vendee (Les Sables d'Olonne) race

40-50 knot winds for Hugo Boss in the New York-Vendee IMOCA 60-athon

Alex Thomson on Hugo Boss still ahead in the New York – Vendée (Les Sables d’Olonne) Race

Alex Thomson takes the lead in the New York-Vendee solo IMOCA 60 transatlantic race

'Classic' east coast start as 13 of the 14 IMOCA 60 fleet sets off into the Atlantic

The new IMOCA 60 foiling fleet (and others) will set sail from the Big Apple on Sunday

Strong turn-out for the IMOCA Ocean Masters Vendee Globe warm-up

Nandor Fa, Conrad Colman bring Spirit of Hungary home to conclude the third Barcelona World Race

The Garcia brothers complete their Barcelona World Race

Cheminees Poujoulat crawling to the finish in the Barcelona World Race

Cheminees Poujoulat due to complete the Barcelona World Race on Wednesday

Cheminees Poujoulat passes Gibraltar in the Barcelona World Race

As the Doldrums proves sticky for the mid-fleet in the Barcelona World Race

40 knot gusts upwind for Cheminees Poujoulat in the Barcelona World Race

Four days to Gibraltar for Barcelona World Race leader

Slow going for the Barcelona World Race frontrunners

Spirit of Hungary seventh Barcelona World Race boat to return to the Atlantic

Fast passage ahead for Cheminees Poujoulat in the Barcelona World Race

Cheminees Poujoulat into the North Atlantic's northeasterly trades

Renault Captur knocked down under three reefs in the Barcelona World Race

As Cheminees Poujoulat recrosses the Equator in the Barcelona World Race

Fourth and fifth place boats return to the Atlantic in the Barcelona World Race

We Are Water and One Planet, One Ocean due back into the Atlantic tonight in the Barcelona World Race

Cheminees Poujoulat passing Rio in the Barcelona World Race

Neutrogena and GAES on the back foot again in the Barcelona World Race

Cheminees Poujoulat passes the 5,000 miles to go mark in the Barcelona World Race

Neutrogena makes gains heading up the South Atlantic in the Barcelona World Race

Neutrogena and GAES Centros Auditivos split at the Falklands in the Barcelona World Race