As the Volvo Ocean Race fleet heads for the finish of Leg 7 in La Rochelle, the position remain fairly stable with Assa Abloy and Tyco making small gains on the current leg leader Illbruck.

Assa Abloy is now four miles closer to her arch rival and Tyco five. The other two yachts to gain slightly were Amer Sports One by three miles and News Corp by one. Djuice in the west, was the only yacht to lose any distance.

Race Position Report, Day 11, 0358 GMT

1 ILBK

2 AART (39 miles from leader)

3 TYCO (43 miles from leader)

4 TSEB (69 miles from leader)

5 AONE (73 miles from leader)

6 NEWS (75 miles from leader)

7 DJCE (91 miles from leader)

8 ATOO (rtd with broken mast)