As the boats competing in the Round Alone Race head east from New York towards Torbay (the first stopover) those in pole position including Bobst Group Armor Lux, Hexagon and Solidaires appear to be pulling ahead of the fleet after just three days at sea.

However, recent reports show that they too have now hit a light spot and will have to make the most of the high pressure system which seems to have settled over the race course off the coast of America.

Position report

Class 1 – Open 60s

1. Bobst Group, Bernard Stamm, 2443.3 nm to finish of leg one

2. Solidaires, Thierry Dubois, 2457.7

3. Hexagon, Graham Dalton, 2489.9

4. Ocean Planet, Bruce Schwab, 2502.0

5. Tiscali, Simone Bianchetti, 2548.9

6. Garnier, Patrick de Radigues, 2550.1

7. Pindar, Emma Richards, 2551.1

Class 2 – 50s and 40s

1. Tommy Hilfiger Freedom America, Brad Van Liew, 2621.6

2. Everest Horizontal, Tim Kent, 2643.4

3. BTC Velocity, Alan Paris, 2657.7

4. Spirit of Canada, Derek Hatfield, 2664.4

5. Bayer Ascensia, John Dennis, 2674.7

6. Spirit of Yukoh, no data available