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

Joyon's maxi-trimaran returned to France under jury rig

Post-salvage, Joyon then had to deal with Hurricane Irene

IDEC towed into Montauk, East Hampton

Salvage vessel due at capsized IDEC this morning

Disaster for sailing legend Francis Joyon soon after start of solo transat attempt

Francis Joyon due to attempt solo west to east transatlantic record attempt

After set-back on Monday, Joyon may set sail on solo transat record attempt this weekend

Francis Joyon contemplates his W-E Transat record opportunities

French legend to go on stand-by from next week

As Thomas Coville and Sodebo complete their solo non-stop circumnavigation

Sodebo snagged in Atlantic-wide ridge

Sodebo still has her bows pointed northwest and a ridge to cross

Sodebo must average over 19 knots directly at the mark to break IDEC's time

Sodebo set to take a very westerly track through the Doldrums

Sodebo slips behind IDEC as she closes on the Brazilian coast

Costly day ahead for Thomas Coville

Weather comes good for Thomas Coville in the South Atlantic

Sodebo now 545 miles astern of virtual IDEC

Coville two and a half days but just 687 miles behind Joyon as he returns to the Atlantic

Final day in the Southern Ocean as things look up for Thomas Coville

Sodebo loses ground on IDEC once again as Coville lines up for Cape Horn

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But Thomas Coville must head north to avoid a giant ice zone

Thomas Coville has pulled back 100 miles with more to come this week as Sodebo enters the Pacific

Coville still just over 1,200 miles astern of Joyon's pace as he approaches New Zealand

Sodebo approaching the longitude of Cape Leeuwin

Sodebo finally regaining some miles on IDEC