Following yesterday afternoon's leg 2 start out of Gijon, so overnight the 36-strong Solitaire du Figaro fleet has successfully crossed a ridge and is now into building southwesterlies with kites h

The second stage of La Solitaire de Figaro-Eric Bompard Cachemire started from Gijon, northern Spain today at 12.30 with a 440 mile race across the Bay of Biscay to St Gilles Croix de Vie.

Telefónica smoked their rivals off the start line and led out into open water as the Volvo Ocean Race fleet set out on the final offshore leg from Lorient to Galway with Franck Camm

Leg two of La Solitaire du Figaro - Eric Bompard Cachemire sets sail today at 1300 local time with a 442 mile hike from Gijon on the north coast of Spain to Saint Gilles Croix de Vie, the well know

Franck Cammas and the crew of the Groupama VO70 took another step towards overall victory in the 2011-2 Volvo Ocean Race when they followed their leg 8 win into the round the world ra

There's nothing like a full morning of drizzle to calm down the pre race nerves and by start time on Sunday morning I was feeling suitably damp and ready to race.

The IMOCA AGM was held on 26 June in Paris, at the FFVoile (French Sailing Federation).