Michel Desjoyeaux looks well set to win the Vendee Globe race, even though Cowes' Ellen MacArthur has closed to within 15 miles of the Frenchman off the Azoes.
Yesterday Desjoyeaux informed the race HQ that he had just got going again in westerly winds, sailing at 11 knots direct towards Les Sables d'Olonne. He is now looking to arrive in the French port at around 10am on Saturday.
MacArthur is positioned to the south-east and has not caught the good winds yet. She said: "I've got no wind. I spent the whole of last night in these light airs. I tried to get the boat moving, what else can I say really?"
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