As Bernard Stamm comments on his Transat Jacques Vabre

Benoit Marie overhauls the mighty Italian scow

As Tales guns for second in the Class40s in the Transat Jacques Vabre

Remi Fermin on his self designed and built boat on a charge in the Mini Transat

Riou and le Cam first home in the Transat Jacques Vabre

Benoit Marie on a charge in the Mini Transat's Proto class

As Actual takes second place in the Multi 50s, and GDF Suez leads into the southern hemisphere in the Transat Jacques Vabre

As the Mini Transat fleet fans out across the Atlantic Ocean

Erwan le Roux and Yann Elies first into Itajai

As Giancarlo Pedote on the mighty scow reaches the half way stage of the Mini Transat

Vendee Globe winner on MACIF's dismasting

As Class40s take on the Doldrums in the Transat Jacques Vabre

Disaster for Transat Jacques Vabre IMOCA 60 leaders

As 12 boats are still in various states of disrepair in Lanzarote in the Mini Transat

As Multi 50s crew observe the awkward weather ahead in the Transat Jacques Vabre

Race to the Azores will conclude a more organised season

As the Multi50s approach Salvador de Bahia in the Transat Jacques Vabre

As Giancarlo Pedote and Aymeric Belloir lead their respective classes in the Mini Transat