Stamm and Dick nailed as Thomson moves back up to fourth place

Maltese's finest gets the Mirabaud & Cie prize this year

Ben Ainslie highlights the shortcomings of ISAF

As Hugo Boss spears off to the east and Mike Golding anticipates Cyclone Claudia

Door set to close once again for 'the oldies'

Four maxis due to slog it out for line honours

One hydrogenerator and rudder tie bar broken as British skipper soldiers on

Blistering pace from youngest skipper in the Vendee Globe

As the leaders sail east at warp speed

"I will be back" says British skipper

Leaders anticipating a fast day finally having rounded the Crozet ice gate

As Banque Populaire is fully nailed by the high at the Crozet ice gate

France's sixth largest city to host the start for the first time

French skipper penalised for traffic separation scheme infringement

Training to begin imminently in La Grande Motte for new squad

High pressure moving over the Crozet ice gates closes the door for all but the race leadeer

But he and Bernard Stamm are likely to find a high over the next icegate when they arrive there tomorrow

Handicap honours also on the card for Niklas Zennstrom's team in the Transatlantic Superyacht & Maxi Regatta