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3rd place for Sébastien Simon FRA (Groupe Dubreuil), who reached Les Sables d'Olonne at 1.30am this morning. Despite a broken foil he was able to keep the chasing group under control since Cape Horn. The chasing group is likely to be underway for another week. Sam Goodchild GBR and Jérémy Beyou FRA in 4th and 5th place are still 2,000 miles behind, Justine Mettraux SUI is still 8th, Boris Herrmann SUI damaged one of his foils in a collision and hopes to at least be able to save 10th place at the finish. Alan Roura SUI follows in 20th place, Oliver Heer SUI is still 29th. The race tracker and the reports.

Sébastien Simon FRA was still 145 miles short of the finish this morning, in light winds, he is currently sailing his last miles close to the coast of Brittany, and he should arrive in Les Sables d'Olonne in the night to tomorrow in 3rd place. Ranks 4-6 (Beyou FRA/Goodchild GBR/Meilhat FRA) are only 70 miles apart. Nicolas Lunven FRA follows 100 miles behind, with Justine Mettraux SUI a further 120 miles back in 8th place. 180 miles behind the Swiss is Boris Herrmann GER in 10th place. The action in the South Atlantic remains exciting: Isabelle Joschke FRA in 15th place is only 122 miles ahead of Jean Le Cam FRA (22nd place) - in the middle in 20th place is Alan Roura SUI. At the height of the Falkland Islands, Oliver Heer SUI (29th place) is already looking forward to the warmer temperatures! In 30th and 31st place, Antoine Cornic FRA and Jingkun Xu CHN also rounded Cape Horn yesterday. The race tracker and the reports.

This morning, Yoann Richomme FRA ('Paprec-Arkea') crossed the finish line in 2nd place, 23 hours behind Charlie Dalin FRA ('Macif'). He is now followed by Sébastien Simon FRA, who is in 3rd place with 425 miles to go. Jérémy Beyou FRA and Sam Goodchild GBR still lead the chasing group. Justine Mettraux SUI has moved up to 8th place, followed 130 miles behind by Boris Herrmann GER in 10th place. Alan Roura SUI is now 17th, Oliver Heer SUI has passed Cape Horn in 29th place. ----- The race tracker and the reports.

Victory for Charlie Dalin FRA ('macif') ! At full moon and editorial closing time (a little later today) Dalin was at the finish line - see the live broadcast above - with 64 days and 19 hours will improve the record of Armel Le Cléac'h by 10 days! Yoann Richomme FRA ('Paprec Arkea') is also expected in Les Sables d'Olonne from midday. Sébastien Simon FRA in 3rd place is still 823 miles behind this morning. A trio has broken away in the battle for 4th place: Jéremy Beyou FRA and Sam Goodchild GBR have been sailing aboard for days, with Paul Meilhat FRA following just 15 miles behind. 250 miles behind Meilhat, Justine Mettraux SUI has accelerated with a slightly more easterly course and has already overtaken Boris Herrmann GER. In 9th place, she is now only 10 miles behind Thomas Ruyant FRA! In the large chasing group in the South Atlantic, Romain Attanasio FRA was able to pull away around 100 miles in 14th place. He is followed in 15th place by Jean Le Cam FRA. Like Le Cam, Alan Roura SUI has also chosen a more easterly route and has thus already crossed the flat zone and accelerated again. Having dropped back to 19th place, he will move up again today. Great day for Oliver Heer SUI, who is about to round Cape Horn - in fresh winds! ----- The race tracker and the reports.

The Etchells World Championship in Brighton ended this morning with two races. ----- Title defenders Graeme Taylor/Ben Lamb/James Mayo AUS controlled their only remaining opponents John Dane/Eric Doyle/Bill Hardesty USA in the final race and secured the title. Bronze went to the best-classified helmswoman Jeanne-Claude Strong AUS and her team with the 18-footer cracks Seve Jarvin AUS and Sam Newton AUS. ----- The ranking list and the Facebook page.

It's the last day for Charlie Dalin FRA! This morning, he was 209 miles short of the finish line, which he would reach at midnight as the winner in a new record time. Tomorrow, Yoann Richomme FRA, 193 miles behind, will follow. Sébastien Simon FRA is sailing unchallenged as 3rd at the height of the Azores, and he is expected in Les Sables d'Olonne on Wednesday. In the chasing pack, a trio has managed to pull away and pass the equator tonight. Sam Goodchild GBR is still just ahead of Jérémy Beyou FRA, and Paul Meilhat FRA follows 40 miles behind. Boris Herrmann GER in 9th place is now 90 miles ahead of Justine Mettraux SUI. The second large chasing group has to cross a lull zone today. A small group with Jean Le Cam FRA (rank 15) and Alan Roura SUI (rank 17) are trying their luck in the east and should be the first to reach fresh winds today. In stronger winds, Oliver Heer SUI should pass Cape Horn today. Following the retirement of Eric Bellion FRA, the Swiss sailor has moved up to 29th place. ----- The race tracker and the reports.

The first round of the Euromasters 2025 ended yesterday in La Valetta with another 3 races. ----- With further race wins, Colin Leonard GBR in the ILCA 7, and Adil Khalid UAE in the ILCA 6 remained in a class of their own. Thomas Gyr SUI improved to 5th place in ILCA 6, Markus Ochs SUI finished 9th in ILCA 7. ----- All rankings and the Facebook page.

After yesterday's storm break, the Etchells World Championship continues this morning in Brighton AUS. Two races have already been sailed and a 3rd race is underway. ----- Title defender Graeme Taylor AUS leads after 6 races with 6 points ahead of John Dane USA, Star World Champion Austin Sperry USA (with John Kostecki USA) follows in 3rd place. ----- The leaderboard and the Facebook page with the videos.