MOD70s of La Coruna as the Multi 50s and IMOCA 60s are upwind in 30+ knots in the Transat Jacques Vabre

Class40s into Roscoff in the Transat Jacques Vabre as remainder of the fleet take on breezy Bay of Biscay

Transat Jacques Vabre fleet off the north coast of Brittany

Light winds as Transat Jacques Vabre departs Le Havre

We look at the MOD70, Multi50 and IMOCA 60 line-up in the 20th anniversary Transat Jacques Vabre

Strong line-up for the small non-one design trimaran class

Gathering of the French multihull clans

Erwan Le Roux's FenêtréA-Cardinal comes out on top at the Trophee du Port de Fecamps

Quietly the ORMA-lite class continues to grow

Images from Rick Tomlinson and James Boyd

Actual within a minute of the JP Morgan Asset Management ROund the Island course record

Seb Josse' team tastes victory in this year's first MOD70 battle

Yves le Blevec and Sam Manuard claim multihull honours in the Transat Jacques Vabre

Class 40, IMOCA 60 and Multi50 fleets must be in Le Havre by 21 October

But with the Multi50s hot on her heels in France's Round the Island equivalent

Significant issues for both Crepes Whaou! and Actual in the Route du Rhum

Yves le Blevec wins the return leg of the Vendee St Petersburg race

The Actual v Crepes Whaou! 5 match race continues at the front of the Vendee St Petersburg race

As the Vendee-St Petersburg Multi50 leaders round the coast of Denmark

Actual leads the Multi50 field on the return leg of the Vendee-St Petersburg race

Multi50s embark on the return leg of the Vendee-St Petersburg race

Vendee-St Petersburg trimarans reach the finish line

Five mile lead for Crepes Whaou! 3 with less than 200 miles to go

Off the Swedish coast Franck-Yves Escoffier's Crepes Whaou! 3 edges ahead

Actual regains the lead in the Vendee-St Petersburg race

As light winds dog the tail enders in the Vendee-St Petersburg race for the Multi50s

As the Vendee-St Petersburg boats tackle the Channel

Vendee-St Peterberg race sets sail from St Gilles Croix de Vie