Light winds requiring constant attention on deck, thick fog and heavy traffic making for a stressful ride on top of the nervous tension generated by the tricky tactical situation... Welcome to the sleep-deprived world of The Artemis Transat! As the front of the fleet has now crossed the longitude of the Fastnet rock, the skippers - led by Sébastien Josse's BT - are facing a new challenge, expecting a shift. If Armel Le Cléac'h's Brit Air made a very good move last night, taking over the leadership from a tactically inspired Loick Peyron aboard Gitana Eighty (first at Eddystone and at the Lizard), the fleet was this morning spread across 30 miles on a North - South axis, and the breeze slowly turned in favour of the southernmost boats. Vincent Riou's PRB moved into the lead, but only to be overtaken shortly afterwards by Sébastien Josse's BT displaying slightly better speed.
Leaderboard - 14:00 GMT update
1- BT Distance to finish 2669 nm
2- Foncia Distance to leader 3,7 nm
3- PRB DTL 7,2 nm
4- Generali DTL 9,9 nm
5- Brit Air Eighty DTL 14,2 nm
6- Gitana Eighty DTL 14,7 nm
7- Safran DTL 22,1 nm
8- Roxy DTL 43 nm
9- Akena Verandas DTL 46,4 nm
10- Cervin EnR DTL 55,6 nm
11- Aviva DTL 57,1 nm
12- Pakea Bizkaia 2009 DTL 66 nm
13- Spirit of Weymouth DTL 108 nm
2- Foncia Distance to leader 3,7 nm
3- PRB DTL 7,2 nm
4- Generali DTL 9,9 nm
5- Brit Air Eighty DTL 14,2 nm
6- Gitana Eighty DTL 14,7 nm
7- Safran DTL 22,1 nm
8- Roxy DTL 43 nm
9- Akena Verandas DTL 46,4 nm
10- Cervin EnR DTL 55,6 nm
11- Aviva DTL 57,1 nm
12- Pakea Bizkaia 2009 DTL 66 nm
13- Spirit of Weymouth DTL 108 nm
