Virbac-Paprec 3 and Foncia making good progress to the Equator in the Barcelona World Race

Foncia due into Recife or nearby on Friday

The latest observations from the Barcelona World Race

Mapfre turns on the afterburners in the Barcelona World Race

Michel Desjoyeaux and Francois Gabart to make a pitstop in Recife

Loick Peyron: "We are being shaken and bounced about a lot." Crews report in on the Barcelona World Race

Virbac Paprec 3 back in the driving seat in the Barcelona World Race

Foncia hits 24.2 knots in the Barcelona World Race

The latest from the Barcelona World Race

Jean-Pierre Dick leads Barcelona World Race as he did three years ago

Virbac Paprec 3 and Foncia into building trades in the Barcelona World Race

Boats into good breeze and their crews happier as Spain celebrates

Second placed Foncia closes on the race leader in the Barcelona World Race

Skippers report in from the Barcelona World Race

Dee Caffari on the Barcelona World Race

Barcelona World Race front runners extend

Between a rock and a hard place still in the Barcelona World Race

First four boats past Gibraltar with headwinds to the Canaries forecast

11 mile advantage at Gibraltar for the 2007-8 Barcelona World Race winner

Slow going as the Barcelona World Race fleet pass Valencia

Light wind departure for the 14 doublehanded IMOCA 60s

We assess the 14 teams due to set sail on tomorrow's non-stop round the world race

27 of the 28 skippers at the Barcelona World Race press conference

Michel Desjoyaux and Francois Gabart getting up to speed

Anglo-Swiss company win contract to co-organise the MOD 70's 2012 and 2013 European Tours

Half the doublehanded round the world fleet is already in Barcelona

Barcelona World Race boats shipped directed from the Caribbean

The docks are filling up in Guadeloupe at the end of the Route du Rhum