The Rhum class is going to prove an exciting finish. Anne Caseneuve is a clear leader now 600 miles ahead of her nearest competitor and if she can keep damage free, then she should win the Rhum class on her trimaran. Fighting for second place are 4 competitors including Sir Robin on Grey Power.Here are the rankings so far...

AT present the leading boats will be gybing to keep speed up, keeping the pressure on now as they get within 400 miles of Guadeloupe the skippers will be feeling fit and focused, with trickier wind patterns meaning constant course changes. You can see that some of the boats have slowed, maybe due to fixing damage, we are waiting for reports to come through.

This race is not all about pushing the boat as hard as possible, its about looking after the boat in rough weather to limit damage, which can stop or slow you down.

After Tanguy De Lamotte INITIATIVES COEUR IMOCA, stopped in Brest to repair damage whilst still at the back of the pack, has shown he has a fast boat and has done an impressive catch up. One to look out for in the near future.

  • 1st: Anne Caseneuve - ANEO: 816 nautical miles to finish, Course 225, speed 12.4 knots
  • 2nd: Wilfred Clirton - CAP AU CAP LOCATION: 1400 nmtf, Course 211, speed 6.2 knots
  • 3rd: Sir Robin - GREY POWER: 1465.8 nmtf, Course 232, Speed 12.6 knots
  • 4th: Andrea Mura - VENTO DI SARDEGNA: 1486.5 nmtf, Course 211, Speed 11.4 knots
  • 5th: Jean-paul Froc - GROUP BERTO: 1494.5 nmtf, Course 239, Speed 6.2 knots
  • 6th: Willy Bissainte - TRADYSION GWADLOUP: 1566.2 nmtf, Course 262, Speed 8.2 knots
  • 7th: Pierre-yves Chatelin - DESTINATION CALAIS: 1642.9 nmtf, Course 282, Speed 9.4 knots
  • 8th: Charlie Capelle - ACAPELLA: 1798.2 nmtf, Course 241 ,Speed 8.2 knots
  • 9th: Ari Huusela - Neste OIL: 1881.4 nmtf, Course 262, Speed 8.0 knots
  • 10th: Christophe Suchard - RHUM SOLITAIRE RHUM SOLIDAIRE: 2140.6 nmtf, Course 202, Speed 2.2 knots
  • 11th: Daniel Ecalard - DEFI MARTINIQUE: 2205.5 nmtf, Course 265, Speed 5.9 knots
  • 12th: Pierrick Tollemar - ENSEMBLE POUR ENTREPRENDRE: 2394.4 nmtf, Course 188, Speed 8.2 knots
  • 13th: Luc Coquelin - GUADELOUPE DYNAMIQUE: 2429.4 nmtf, Course 267, Speed 9.3 knots
  • - Eric Jail - DEFI CAT - No Signal
  • - Bob Escoffier - ABANDONED
  • - Julian Mabit - ABANDONED
  • - Benjamin Hardouin - ABANDONED
  • - Nils Boyer - ABANDONED
  • - Patrick Morvan - ABANDONED
  • - Ricardo Diniz - ABANDONED