La Solitaire du Figaro reaches St Gilles, as the Artemis skippers share their reactions

Conditions expected to lighten as the Figaros approach the St Gilles Croix de Vie line

Two way fight for the lead as Yann Elies moves up to third

Nico Lunven into the lead as Henry Bomby suffers an autopilot issue

Leg two of La Solitaire du Figaro sets sail

Tricky start expected out of Gijon anticipated

Race favourite first into Gijon on leg one of La Solitaire du Figaro

There was another park-up yesterday but Elies still a nose ahead with boats expected to reach Gijon tonight

Elies still attempting to fend off Fabien Delahaye has boat tackle a benign Bay of Biscay

Yann Elies and Fabien Delahaye leads the charge in La Solitaire du Figaro

But Nick Cherry and Francisco Lobato are top non-French at leg one of La Solitaire du Figaro sets sail

Which of the 37 will win this year's effective World Championship of singlehanded offshore racing?

Sam Goodchild, Nick Cherry and Henry Bomby set on the effective world championship of solo offshore racing on Sunday

Well deserve Transat AG2R La Mondiale win for Gildas Morvan and Charlie Dalin

500 miles to go for race leader

Less than 1000 miles to go now for the race leaders

The big turn towards St Barts took place yesterday afternoon

Today could be decisive for the Figaro doublehanders

Cercle Verte continues her split north, as Artemis moves back from the south

Artemis fastest boat in the fleet at the latest sched

Trade winds fill in as leaders predict a big detour south to avoid the high

Bulk of the doublehanded Figaro fleet have gybed

Nacarat and Cercle Verte still swapping the lead as Banque Populaire forges ahead

When to gybe south? That is the question

Nacarat leads the charge out into the Atlantic

The leaders are due to round La Palma turning mark this morning

Cercle Verte pulls into the lead

First out of the front Nacarat eases ahead