2009.02.05 - Armel Le Cleach (Brit Air) has the simple priority of safe, prudent sailing at the moment in second place, but he is facing a long, tough final 500 miles, mainly ...

2009.02.05 - Armel Le Cléac’h is into more favourable breeze this morning making direct course to pass Cape Finisterre late this evening, on track for second ...

2009.02.04 - Norbert at the Horn, Dinelli in the Falklands and a night from hell for Armel

2009.02.04 - Comparisons with the 1996 Vendée Globe continue as the attrition rate for this sixth edition is now 63.3 %, following the abandonment ahead of that third ...

2009.02.04 - The Bay of Biscay. The waves are like those you find elsewhere, yet there is something familiar about the green colour and swell, which gets bigger as you approach ...

2009.02.04 - Time is simply dragging for some, for others the spur is simply getting closer to the finish, but many of the remaining Vendée Globe skippers have their ...

2009.02.03 - Bilou's keel revealed

2009.02.03 - After taking on second place yesterday Armel Le Cléac’h is now expected to finish in Les Sables d’Olonne between 1800hrs Thursday and 0600hrs ...

2009.02.03 - Armel Le Cléac’h faces a difficult 24 hours ahead. Leading the fleet of ten boats now left on the water and on target for second place overall, ...

2009.02.03 - Already back in 2000, Michel Desjoyeaux worked alongside the Finot Group designers to get them to incorporate some of his ideas to his Open 60. And, again this ...