2009.01.25 - The Doldrums have been very kind to Armel Le Cléac’h.  Is it because at the age of 31 he is the youngest competitors ...

2009.01.25 - Roland Jourdain still gains by virtue of the fact he is in the trade winds while Michel Desjoyeaux is slowed by the influence of the Azores High Pressure system ...

2009.01.25 - Almost everyone in the Vendée Globe is enjoying pleasing conditions allowing speeds between nine and thirteen knots in decent seas and in warmer temperatures.

2009.01.24 - There is no obvious slow down in the speed of Bahrain Team Pindar this evening, contrary to what skipper Brian Thompson said he was ...

2009.01.24 - Michel Desjoyeaux (Foncia) confirmed this morning that has was saling in a 20-knot easterly and that the sea is remaining very rough, but that he will be hoisting ...

2009.01.24 - Michel Desjoyeaux leads by 516 miles and there is a small comeback by Roland Jourdain but it all about the angles, again.

2009.01.24 - The Vendée Globe caravan will be back on the road on Monday 26th January, as it will be leaving its Parisian HQ in the Montparnasse Tower to head back ...

2009.01.24 - The gain is small and it is theoretical. It is the fact that he is now nearly as quick as leader Michel Desjoyeaux this morning which finally be giving some ...

2009.01.23 - Sylvain Mondon of Météo France analyses the situation that lies ahead for Michel Desjoyeaux (Foncia). Can anything stop him now?  Meanwhile ...

2009.01.23 - Michel Desjoyeaux (Foncia) has just  2500 miles to sail to reach Les Sables d’Olonne.  With a lead of more than 500 miles over Roland Jourdain ...