Vendée Globe

After the Boxing Day knockdown, a difficult and deeply disappointing period ahead for Seb Josse as he learns to what extent BT is damaged, a cruel situation for an inspirational skipper who has worked so hard, given so much and had sailed such a prudent but clever race. He has taken as few risks as possible and yet shown the consistent capacity to drive BT fast on demand in all conditions.

Meantime like a couple of pinch drunk prize-fighters, given the conditions, Michel Desjoyeaux and Roland Jourdain continue their Pacific duel. Desjoyeaux has earned another small gain, extending to 40 miles again, quicker than Bilou over the last hour – just – and between 1500hrs and 1830hrs GMT. To the western point of the next security gate they are 350 miles (Foncia) and 354 miles (Veolia Environnement)  while Jean Le Cam is still very much on the prowl just 126 miles behind.

Jean-Pierre Dick (Paprec-Virbac 2) has slowed to less than 10 knots again in seventh place. So this evening have Dee Caffari (Aviva) and Brian Thompson (Bahrain Team Pindar), Thompson making just 5.8 knots between 1730 and 1830hrs tonight.

Raphael Dinelli has had to give up 17^th place to Norbert Sedlacek as the French skipper heads NE.

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