Looking good for Sill

As Ellen pulls into second

Positions at 1500 GMT

Pos	Boat	Lat	Long	Speed	Course	DTF	DTL
1	Sill Plein Fruit	36 56.64' N	9 52.52' W	4.9	166	531.9	0
2	Kingfisher	38 02.48' N	11 29.28' W	5.9	169	562.8	30.9
3	Tiscali Global Challenge	37 41.08' N	10 10.80' W	5.8	221	568.7	36.8
4	Temenos	38 23.04' N	10 38.84' W	7	167	602.6	70.7
5	L'Heautontimoroumenos	38 35.80' N	10 05.56' W	6.1	185	619.1	87.2
6	Virbac	39 10.88' N	13 18.08' W	7.5	234	633.6	101.6
7	Bobst Group Armor Lux	38 55.84' N	16 17.16' W	9.1	229	634.9	103

Last night while tackling the high pressure ridge Roland Jourdain's Sill Plein Fruit was able to make the break on the chasing duo of Simone Bianchetti's Tiscale Global Challenge and Ellen and her team on board Kingfisher. At this afternoon's position update, Jourdain's red hulled Open 60 had pulled out a lead of 31 miles on Kingfisher who have moved up to second place.

All the front runners have taken a course closer to the Portugese coast, although Kingfisher split to the west yesterday and has now tacked back south.

On board Kingfisher they have been experiencing water in their fuel.

The front runners are currently making slow progress in the light winds, while way out west Bernard Stamm is beginning to see the first of the new breeze. His boat has the best speed at present it is likely we will see Bobst Group-Armor Lux making a come back overnight even though she has dropped back astern of Virbac.

Ellen meanwhile must be getting worried about getting back to France in time for the start of the Courses des Phares on Sunday.