Phil Lawrence comes on board as Race Director

Maitre CoQ skipper enters Solitaire du Figaro's elite club

100 miles to go on the final leg of La Solitaire du Figaro

Team Plymouth and Sam Goodchild up into the top 10 on La Solitaire's final leg

Last blast from Les Sables d'Olonne to Cherbourg

Figaro sailors arrives from the end of leg three

Yann Elies continues to make up time on leg three of La Solitaire du Figaro

Yann Elies back out in front in La Solitaire du Figaro

Slow going on leg three of La Solitaire du Figaro

Team Plymouth skipper leads the charge south to Belle Ile

Race leader has to return to port at the start of La Solitaire's third leg

As Artemis Offshore Academy sailor Sam Matson hangs on to the rookie lead at the end of La Solitaire's leg 2

80 nm to go to Roscoff for leader on leg 2 of the Solitaire du Figaro

Two time winner out in front on leg two of La Solitaire du Figaro

Solitaire du Figaro fleet Fastnet bound

Leg 2 of La Solitaire du Figaro sets sail from Plymouth

Sam Matson still on a high after opening leg rookie win

As Brit Sam Matson is first bizuth on leg 1 of La Solitaire du Figaro

Third consecutive Solitaire du Figaro win out of the window

Seven British boats to be on the start line in a week's time

As Jeremie Beyou appropriately claims honours in the Figaro's Solo Maitre Coq

Monster UK turn out for opening Figaro race of the 2014 season

Top British solo sailor intends to use a Figaro campaign in 2014 to jump up to greater things...

Sam Matson, Alan Roberts and Richard Mason join the Figaro training in Lorient

Three sailors picked to progress forward to Figaro training in France and then La Solitaire

Latest line-up announced for intensive Figaro training scheme

Ground breaking double-S foil cat to make their UK debut

Smaller squad went through Figaro bootcamp over four days in Cowes Week this weekend