Groupama 3 now 750 miles ahead of Orange 2 with an ETA of Saturday

Groupama 3 overhauls Orange 2

Groupama 3 overhauls Orange 2

Groupama 3 back into the North Atlantic and through the Doldrums

Groupama 3 drops further behind Orange 2's record

Franck Cammas and co almost 400 miles behind Orange 2

Groupama 3 struggling in the south Atlantic

New record time to the Horn, as Groupama 3 cruises back into the Atlantic

But the start of the South Atlantic is looking slow for Groupama 3

Groupama 3 has had to stray a long way north to avoid a nasty depression

Groupama 3 now 400 miles ahead of Orange

Another two days of fast sailing allows Groupama 3 to overtake her virtual rival

VOR CEO Knut Frostad talks about his new policy for picking stopovers

Groupama 3 back up to full tilt, but still trailing Orange 2

Cammas and the Groupama boys still struggling to overtake Orange 2

But Groupama still trails Orange 2 in the Indian Ocean

After a costly battle with the South Atlantic high, Franck Cammas' maxi-tri is now hauling the mail

Groupama 3 prepares to skirt the South Atlantic high

Groupama 3 surges into the southern hemisphere

Groupama 3 now 500 miles in advance of Orange 2's pace