Frenchman Olivier de Kersauson’s trimaran, Geronimo, still leads the maxi-cat Doha 2006. This morning British Brian Thompson and his crew are trailing the tri by 97nm VMG as the boats head south on a very bumpy ride out of the Indian Ocean and towards Western Australia.

See all the action of the Oryx Quest 2005 in its second week of racing tonight and tomorrow night through the half-hour programmes by APP Broadcast.

For viewers in the UK and Ireland, the Oryx Quest is showing weekly on Sky Sports:

Thursday 17 Feb -Sky Sports 3@ 1830hrs GMT

Thursday 17 Feb -Sky Sports 3@ 2130hrs GMT

Friday 18 Feb -Sky Sports 1@ 1000hrs GMT

Friday 18 Feb -Sky Sports 3@ 1400hrs GMT