- Raphaël Dinelli / Fondation Océan Vital: the 14th of March
- Nauticsport-Kapsch: the 15th or 16th of March
 

Based on this morning's weather charts and positions, Météo France has come up with the following ETAs for the next three boats.
- Great American III: Between 06h00 GMT on Monday 9th March and 06h00 GMT on Tuesday 10th
- Fondation Océan Vital: Between 18h00 on 11th and 00h00 on 13th March
- Nauticsport-Kapsch: Between 18h00 on 13th and 06h00 on 15th March
 

Since her celebratory voyage up the Thames last week, Dee Caffari's Aviva has returned to her home port of Gosport, where she will be taken out of the water and stripped down next week. The yellow monohull will then be prepared for the Calais Round Britain Race, which is the next major date on the calendar for Dee Caffari.

This morning, Rich Wilson (Great American III) is still being pushed along by a westerly flow forcing him to gybe towards Les Sables d'Olonne that he is likely to reach on Tuesday. In spite of sailing at more than ten knots, his speed towards the finish is only around 7.7 knots. He is still followed by Raphael Dinelli (Fondation Ocean Vital) who has accelerated since repairing his boom and is now some 600 miles behind the American. Finally, the Austrian, Norbert Sedlacek (Nauticsport-Kapsch) is1700 miles from the finish and was sailing at 7 knots this morning at the latitude of Madeira.

"Approximately heading for Cape Finisterre. High pressure system is rotating on its axis and we should get a bit of a header to bring us closer to course, but it hasn't happened yet. Had a dicey gybe in the very early morning dark with two reefs in the mainsail. Too much wind to do that; should have gone to 3 reefs before gybing. When you get both backstays on, with the main trimmed hard in the middle, the pilot has a very hard task, and the boat rounded up and wouldn't steer off to do the gybe. I'd rolled up the solent beforehand, so there was no head sail to push the bow downwind. That bit of conservatism contributed to the problem. Also, had taken some keel off, so we weren't really upright. Anyway, finally got it sorted out, but it showed that we have a long way to go yet, and we have to keep at sailing the boat, night and day. Just because we're close, doesn't mean we've finished."
Rich Wilson (Great American III) in his daily message
 

Jean-Pierre Dick was forced to retire from the Vendée Globe 2008-09 on 1st January and today reaffirmed his desire to return to the race in 2012: "I haven't yet fulfilled my Vendée Globe dream! Racing around the world is something I enjoy. This is a magical voyage and you can do it again and again without growing tired of it. I remain just as determined as ever and like taking risks and innovating. Our partners remain faithful and to build our new boat, we have now sold Paprec-Virbac 2 to the Spanish. Personally, for my team and partners, it is important to start with a blank page. We've always worked like that. It's an opportunity to raise questions, as boat design is permanently developing. Our projects are also based on reliability. We've already tried and tested a certain number of parameters, but that doesn't stop us from reflecting still further and taking advantage of the very latest design solutions. After eight years of working with Farr, the choice was a tricky one. We've gone for a Verdier / VPLP design, as we are in tune with their approach. We've already worked with Guillaume Verdier on another project and we discovered a real genius, as is Vincent Lauriot whom we got to know during the invitation to tender. They understand the problems of solo sailing and the quest for power. I see sailing as a sport requiring a lot of physical effort, but also where you can expect comfort and efficiency inside and outside. We have the same way of looking at things."