Santé! Kampai! A well deserved beer or two for Bernard Stamm and Kojiro Shiraishi at the end of the Velux 5 Oceans Race last night. This was the closest finish yet between the two sailors, who are the best of rivals and friends. They will likely meet again in the Vendée Globe next year. Shiraishi – Koji to his friends – has revealed that that is his next big ambition.

Merci to Thierry Martinez for the photo.