As Artemis Offshore Academy sailors are rearing to go on leg 2 of La Solitaire du Figaro

Sam Goodchild home in eighth as Jack Bouttell picks up the Solitaire du Figaro leg 1 rookie prize

Further tricky final miles ahead for La Solitaire du Figaro fleet as it approaches Porto

Tough morning ahead gybing downwind in 30 knots en route to Cape Finisterre

Brian Carlin shares his pictorial work from yesterday

Top six remain separated by less than one mile in the Solitaire du Figaro

Outstanding start for Nick Cherry as Jeremie Beyou leads out into the Bay of Biscay

Six past winners are taking part in this year's effective world championship of solo offshore racing

Figaro's Transat Bretagne-Martinique sets sail from Brest

Eliès stands down to let Anthony Marchand win the prologue

Well deserve Transat AG2R La Mondiale win for Gildas Morvan and Charlie Dalin

500 miles to go for race leader

Less than 1000 miles to go now for the race leaders

The big turn towards St Barts took place yesterday afternoon

Today could be decisive for the Figaro doublehanders

Cercle Verte continues her split north, as Artemis moves back from the south

Artemis fastest boat in the fleet at the latest sched

Trade winds fill in as leaders predict a big detour south to avoid the high

Bulk of the doublehanded Figaro fleet have gybed

Nacarat and Cercle Verte still swapping the lead as Banque Populaire forges ahead

When to gybe south? That is the question

Nacarat leads the charge out into the Atlantic

The leaders are due to round La Palma turning mark this morning

Cercle Verte pulls into the lead

First out of the front Nacarat eases ahead

Five miles separate top seven as the Figaros have to deal with another cold front

Artemis drops back to eighth as they await the new breeze

The Figaro doublehanders experienced 40+ knots last night on the approach to Cape Finistere