As the Green Giant leads La Solitaire Bompard du Figaro leg four out of La Rochelle

2016 Solitaire du Figaro turning into a Skipper MACIF two horse race

Yoann Richomme continues to lead leg 3 of La Solitaire du Figaro as frontrunners are all but becalmed

Solitaire du Figaro fleet moves into the Bay of Biscay

Solitaire du Figaro fleet heading west along the north Brittany coast

Leg two of La Solitaire du Figaro concludes in Paimpol

Solitaire Bompard du Figaro arrives in Cowes

Richomme and Tabarly get a break on leg one of La Solitaire du Figaro

Solitaire du Figaro frontrunners around Wolf Rock

Solitaire du Figaro fleet divides en route to the Lizard

Charlie Dalin out in front in La Solitaire du Figaro

20 knots headwinds for Solitaire du Figaro fleet as they claw their way across Lyme Bay

Solitaire du Figaro sets sail from Deauville

Will Dalin, Lunven, Macaire once again overcome the Brits in this year's race?

Eight Brits amoung 39 solo skippers to set off this Sunday on La Solitaire du Figaro

Nick Cherry and Alan Roberts claim coastal race wins on the opening day of the Solo Maître Coq

Three Mini Maxis to lead the charge when racing kicks off on Sunday

Surprise come from behind race win for French skipper in Mini Transat

Benoit Marie into first place in the Proto as the Mini Transat leaders close on Guadeloupe

As front runners make their break away in the Mini Transat

Mini Transat 2013 continues to be cursed by Mother Nature

Giancarlo Pedote back in front in the Mini Transat as the trade winds are forecast to shut down for the next week

Benoit Marie overhauls the mighty Italian scow

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

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

As the Mini Transat fleet fans out across the Atlantic Ocean

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

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