The grand tour concludes with Sam Davies' Saveol, Tanguy de LaMotte's Initiatives Coeur and the race favourite Banque Populaire

We take a more mathematical look at who might do well in the solo non-stop round the world race

The Golding and Thomson tour continues with the 2008 Finot designs and Jean le Cam's Synerciel

Mike Golding and Alex Thomson contemplate Bernard Stamm's Juan K-designed Cheminees Poujoulat and Javier Sanso's Acciona

Today Thomson and Golding contemplate Safran, her titanium keel and milled carbon fibre mast track

Alex Thomson and Mike Golding contemplate Maitre Coq, while Gamesa's skipper tells us of his boat and its interceptor

Mike Golding and Alex Thomson continue their insightful tour of the IMOCA 60 fleet

Mike Golding and Alex Thomson share their thoughts on the IMOCA fleet

Mike Golding's IMOCA 60 one of the first into the Vendee Globe start port

Playstation's outright record falls

The Artemis Challenge takes place tomorrow

New additions this year for the Artemis Challenge

2012-13 Vendee Globe presented in Paris

The British Vendee Globe legend looks back at Gamesa's dismasting

We look around the new Owen Clarke designed IMOCA 60 Acciona

British IMOCA 60 legend comments on his first solo race since the last Vendee Globe

Victory for MACIF skipper Francois Gabart in his first solo IMOCA 60 race

Race committee announces that solo IMOCA 60 race will finish at the safety gate

Storm force winds forecast for the Transat B to B crews

IMOCA President Luc Talbourdet tells us more and we get the views of Denis Horeau and skippers Mike Golding, Alex Thomson and Francois Gabart

Francois Gabart and MACIF extend in the IMOCA 60's Transat B to B

Transat B to B organisers attempt to keep their boats south

IMOCA 60s up to 20 knots in the Transat B to B

Seat belts on as the IMOCA 60s look forward to a week of big conditions in the Transat B to B

Our assessment of what's going on for the solo IMOCA 60s in the Transat B to B

The singlehanded Transat B to B skippers tell of what's been going on aboard their boats

Challenging 48 hours ahead for the Transat B to B singlehanded IMOCA 60s

Transat B to B solo IMOCA 60s heading in the direction Bermuda to avoid high pressure