Round-the-world skipper Thomas Coville has his mind on breakages
Vendée Globe: entering the forties
The lead skippers will be reaching for more layers as they approach the roaring forties
Vendée Globe: Injury a worry for Dee Caffari
Entry to the Southern Ocean hangs in the balance as Dee fights knee injury
Cochin’s moving shoreline
All is not what it seems at the Indian Volvo stopover
Volvo Ocean Race: Leg 2 Ericsson 1st, Telefonica Blue 2nd
They won leg 1, took full points in the scoring gate in leg 2 and were first into Kochi, India.
Panic moments on board Bacan
New watch wakes to find an unresponsive rudder
Magrathea: when it rains it pours
Crew keep a close eye on the steering and have to get out the sewing kit
Northern Child: end of Day 5
Location - 130 miles north of Santa Antao in the Cape Verde Islands
Volvo Ocean Race: slow towards Cochin
As the gloom of the Doldrums is put behind them the fleet march on India
Volvo Ocean Race: Podcast now online
Guy Swindells talks to Volvo fleet crew as they approach the finish of the second leg in Cochin
Vendée Globe: close at the front
Just 20 miles separate the first eight skippers
Vendée Globe: read Alex Thomson’s comments
Alex gives his opinion on the race so far, which has seen the lead group slow
Vendée Globe: latest blog from Steve White
Steve brings out the Sikaflex and sail repair kit on board Toe in the Water
Weather Forecast
Outlook for Friday 28 November (Issued by Commanders' Weather Corp)
Northern Child: End of Day 4
Location - 300 miles West of Nouadhibou, Mauretania
Volvo Ocean Race: leaderboard reshuffle
Ericsson 4 take a strong lead but the next five places are all to play for
Coville fails to beat Joyon’s time to equator
Thomas Coville is seven hours behind Joyon's time as he enters the Southern Hemisphere
Vendée Globe: Desjoyeaux on the march
Michel Desjoyeaux is clocking fastest time, while leaders prepare for high pressure system
Bacan from the Atlantic
The crew are struggling to keep their speed above four knots
Day four greetings from Challenger1
The sunscreen is certainly out