Artemis Transat

Sebastien Josse's escape, revealed this morning by the first positions update, makes for the biggest gap seen within the leading pack since the start of The Artemis Transat, and it would certainly be very worrying for his rivals if... there wasn't another ridge to cross tonight! Confident with his southerly option yesterday, BT's skipper undoubtedly took an advantage - if only psychological - but remains very careful today. "Let's not celebrate yet, I pulled out of this one, but there's a second ridge to cross." The tactical battle remains as intense as ever, and the first skipper to catch some breeze behind the windless zone will have a massive advantage. Meanwhile, at the back of the fleet, Dee Caffari aboard Aviva has finally solved her power issue. At 14h45 GMT, Thursday May 15 2008, Michel Desjoyeaux contacted The Artemis Transat Race Direction to inform the team he had hit a whale and had to withdraw from the race.