As Jean-Pierre Dick tells of getting his large genniker down since it got stuck up mid-December

British skipper dices with the ice south of the Diego Ramirez islands

As Bernard Stamm hopes to overturn his disqualification

MACIF and Banque Populaire through the Strait of Le Maire

Gabart expected to be first around early this evening

MACIF back into the lead and expecting to round tomorrow afternoon

As ice is reported 50 miles south of Cape Horn

Banque Populaire and MACIF in sight of one another again as Stamm departs Dunedin

As Stamm is protested for allegedly accepting outside assistance

As Stamm faces further difficulties with his repairwork to Cheminees Poujoulat

As Bernard Stamm relocates to New Zealand to effect repairs

As jury is set to decide on Bernard Stamm's use of an engine to get him to his present anchorage

As the leaders await the next period of big northwestelies

As the lead duo close on the New Zealand icegate

As Bernard Stamm takes fourth place from Alex Thomson

Lead duo now 500 miles ahead of third placed Virbac Paprec 3

Conditions stabilise over the front part of the fleet

As Thomson and Stamm pick up the breeze

As the oldies have their pedal to the metal

But Gabart and le Cleac'h have done a horizon job on the rest of the fleet

Autopilot developments are part of the reason the IMOCA 60s are achieving their massive daily runs

As Mike Golding misses the Claudia express train south

Stamm and Dick nailed as Thomson moves back up to fourth place

As Hugo Boss spears off to the east and Mike Golding anticipates Cyclone Claudia

Door set to close once again for 'the oldies'

Blistering pace from youngest skipper in the Vendee Globe

As the leaders sail east at warp speed

Leaders anticipating a fast day finally having rounded the Crozet ice gate