As the Green Giant leads La Solitaire Bompard du Figaro leg four out of La Rochelle

2016 Solitaire du Figaro turning into a Skipper MACIF two horse race

Yoann Richomme continues to lead leg 3 of La Solitaire du Figaro as frontrunners are all but becalmed

Solitaire du Figaro fleet moves into the Bay of Biscay

Solitaire du Figaro fleet heading west along the north Brittany coast

Leg two of La Solitaire du Figaro concludes in Paimpol

Solitaire Bompard du Figaro arrives in Cowes

Richomme and Tabarly get a break on leg one of La Solitaire du Figaro

Solitaire du Figaro frontrunners around Wolf Rock

Solitaire du Figaro fleet divides en route to the Lizard

Charlie Dalin out in front in La Solitaire du Figaro

20 knots headwinds for Solitaire du Figaro fleet as they claw their way across Lyme Bay

Solitaire du Figaro sets sail from Deauville

Will Dalin, Lunven, Macaire once again overcome the Brits in this year's race?

Eight Brits amoung 39 solo skippers to set off this Sunday on La Solitaire du Figaro

Solidaires en peloton leads the next Class40s in in the Transat Jacques Vabre

Lead trio through the final front in the Transat Jacques Vabre

As the Transat Jacques Vabre's Class40 leaders prepare to face a final meteorological hurdle

Tense finish between Bureau Vallee and Votre Nom Autour du Monde in the Transat Jacques Vabre

Closing in on GDF Suez in the Transat Jacques Vabre

As Bernard Stamm comments on his Transat Jacques Vabre

As Tales guns for second in the Class40s in the Transat Jacques Vabre

As Actual takes second place in the Multi 50s, and GDF Suez leads into the southern hemisphere in the Transat Jacques Vabre

Vendee Globe winner on MACIF's dismasting

As Class40s take on the Doldrums in the Transat Jacques Vabre

As Multi 50s crew observe the awkward weather ahead in the Transat Jacques Vabre

As the Multi50s approach Salvador de Bahia in the Transat Jacques Vabre

Impressive overall speed for Seb Josse and Charles Caudrelier's MOD 70