12 races were sailed over the Easter Bank Holiday at Spi Ouest-France Intermarché

Yves le Blevec and Sam Manuard claim multihull honours in the Transat Jacques Vabre

Class 40, IMOCA 60 and Multi50 fleets must be in Le Havre by 21 October

Easterly departure down the Solent for RORC classic

But with the Multi50s hot on her heels in France's Round the Island equivalent

The docks are filling up in Guadeloupe at the end of the Route du Rhum

95 miles to go for Veolia Environnement but ETA still sketchy

Yann Guichard and Gitana reach the Route du Rhum finish line

Gitana due in imminently while the IMOCA 60s ae set to be the next Route du Rhum arrivals, some time...

Thomas Coville and Sodebo due in next in the Route du Rhum

Headwinds cause Franck Cammas' Route du Rhum ETA to go back to this afternoon

Conditions still uncertain on Route du Rhum home straight

Significant issues for both Crepes Whaou! and Actual in the Route du Rhum

Light winds dog Franck Cammas' path to the Route du Rhum finish line

Just over 24 hours to go for the Route du Rhum's Ultimate class but they will be tricky ones

Round the world veteran up to second in the Route du Rhum

Ultimate class leaders into the northeasterlies, the rest follow today in the Route du Rhum

Meanwhile Cammas remains strong in the Ultimate class

Can the northerly boats in the Route du Rhum's Ultimate class catch Franck Cammas and Groupama 3

Servane Escoffier on why she's entered the Route du Rhum in the Ultimate class

Yves le Blevec wins the return leg of the Vendee St Petersburg race

The Actual v Crepes Whaou! 5 match race continues at the front of the Vendee St Petersburg race

As the Vendee-St Petersburg Multi50 leaders round the coast of Denmark

Actual leads the Multi50 field on the return leg of the Vendee-St Petersburg race

Vendee-St Petersburg trimarans reach the finish line

Five mile lead for Crepes Whaou! 3 with less than 200 miles to go

Off the Swedish coast Franck-Yves Escoffier's Crepes Whaou! 3 edges ahead

Actual regains the lead in the Vendee-St Petersburg race