The Hugo Boss skipper on the race so far, his lamination skills and protesting TSS violators

Vincent Lauriot Prevost and Quentin Lucet on some surprising developments with their latest designs

Vestas SailRocket demolishes sailing speed world record

Thoughts on the union with Keith Mills, going one design and going eco

We learn more about the OSM-IMOCA deal and look at the problems it will face

Brisk start for the Vendee Globe fleet

The grand tour concludes with Sam Davies' Saveol, Tanguy de LaMotte's Initiatives Coeur and the race favourite Banque Populaire

We take a more mathematical look at who might do well in the solo non-stop round the world race

Javier Sanso brings us up to speed with his Acciona 100% EcoPowered campaign

The Golding and Thomson tour continues with the 2008 Finot designs and Jean le Cam's Synerciel

Mike Golding and Alex Thomson contemplate Bernard Stamm's Juan K-designed Cheminees Poujoulat and Javier Sanso's Acciona

Today Thomson and Golding contemplate Safran, her titanium keel and milled carbon fibre mast track

Niklas Zennstrom updates us on his busy sailing program