Humphreys is taking it carefully and safely, as befits the tail-end boat in the Vendée Globe

Larks from all around the country competed in the first two of six races scheduled over the winter

Vendee update

While the latter half of the Vendee fleet weathers worst storm yet, Roland Jourdain limps to Auckland with loose keel

White water on deck, aching from the violent motion - it's tough, reports leading Global Challenge skipper Duggie Gillespie

Root Causes

More details emerge on the serious keel problems that led to Jourdain's retirement from the race.

Andy Forbes, skipper aboard Global Challenge yacht BG Spirit sent the following log from deep in the Southern Ocean

A voyage for madmen

Nick Moloney gives this dramatic account of how he survived his ultimate storm on Skandia in the Vendee Globe

Vendée record lopped

Vincent Riou on PRB has just knocked 4.5 days off the record to Cape Leeuwin

Back to Cape Horn

Global Challenge yacht Team Stelmar is forced to return to South America after a crewman breaks his arm

Team Stelmar ‘may retire’

Global Challenge crew is likely to retire from racing and make best speed to New Zealand after landing injured crewman

Motivation the answer

"You cannot afford to rest for a mere minute as the boats behind will pounce," says BG Spirit skipper