Sam's family are on board now, her mum and dad Paul and Jenny and her sister Debbie, and her boyfriend Romain, all re-united for the cameras to a huge cheer from the dozens of boats out here, there are many people on board and it looks like the party has started.

Sam is up on the foredeck now with the boat under the control of her technical team, the Roxy boys, with two appropriately pink flares lighting up the whole area as she starts the celebrations, dancing on the decks, looking up to the skies and loving the relief and the sheer joy that she made it, and her adventure has been so all consuming, and so fulfilling.

So Sam's time is 95 days 4 hours 39 mins 01 sec WITH her redress, her shore crew are on board and the scrutineer will go on board to check Roxy's engine seals. Sam looks delirious, and no doubt exhausted, elated and will be sad her great adventure is over. She has sailed impeccably and shared her race widely and freely, without any pretension.  10.87 knots average on theoretical distance of 24840 miles.

And Sam Davies finishes the Vendee Globe, third across the finish line early on this Valentine's mornng, and incredible achievement, finishing at 00hrs 41 mins and 01 seconds GMT. Her Roxy boys shore team are on board immediatelyt hugs all round..

Still a hail of flashguns lighting up the night sky, picking out her huge megawatt smile and her  famous boat Sam gets ready to finish her extraordinary Vendee Globe Her boat looks impeccable, a little rust around the solar panels on the deck, and she keeps trimming and working Roxy all the time as the puffy brreze brings her back upright, slowing from time to time. There is a constant cacophony of cheers and whistles. 500 m to line

Two miles to the finish line, and Sam is drinking in the last few minutes of her race, a huge smile on her face, as she contemplates crossing the line in third place, beyond her dreams when she left Les Sables 97 days ago on 9th November.