Mike Golding and Alex Thomson share their thoughts on the IMOCA fleet

2012-13 Vendee Globe presented in Paris

Victory for MACIF skipper Francois Gabart in his first solo IMOCA 60 race

Race committee announces that solo IMOCA 60 race will finish at the safety gate

Storm force winds forecast for the Transat B to B crews

Francois Gabart and MACIF extend in the IMOCA 60's Transat B to B

Transat B to B organisers attempt to keep their boats south

IMOCA 60s up to 20 knots in the Transat B to B

Seat belts on as the IMOCA 60s look forward to a week of big conditions in the Transat B to B

Our assessment of what's going on for the solo IMOCA 60s in the Transat B to B

The singlehanded Transat B to B skippers tell of what's been going on aboard their boats

Challenging 48 hours ahead for the Transat B to B singlehanded IMOCA 60s

Transat B to B solo IMOCA 60s heading in the direction Bermuda to avoid high pressure

Singlehanded IMOCA 60s heading north in the Transat B to B

Francois Gabart's MACIF leads the charge as solo IMOCA 60 fleet departs St Barts

PRB comes out on top in dash around St Barts

Eight IMOCA 60s are to set sail on the singlehanded Transat B to B on Monday

Latest arrivals in the Transat Jacques Vabre

As Banque Populaire overtakes MACIF to claim third

Most of the IMOCA 60s are now into the Caribbean Sea

Virbac-Paprec 3 and Hugo Boss pass the Dominican Republic

Virbac Paprec 3 due off Dominican Republic tonight in the Transt Jacques Vabre

Virbac Paprec 3 and Hugo Boss continue to make hay in the Transat Jacques Vabre

The latest from the Transat Jacques Vabre

IMOCA 60 fleet splits as the Class 40s worry about the high in the Transat Jacques Vabre

The latest from the Transat Jacques Vabre race track

Another front for the 60s while the 40s look to be nailed by the high in the Transat Jacques Vabre

British teams hovering around the podium in the Transat Jacques Vabre