Michel Desjoyeaux (Foncia) is holding on to his lead, steady at around 65 miles over second-placed Roland Jourdain (Veolia Environment), but extending slightly away from the rest of those hanging on to his coat tails as the leading four pick up some more northerly pressure. As he lead across into the ocean which he remarked recently that he has always found more conducive to higher speeds, he has nearly doubled his lead since yesterday afternoon and now has just over 80 miles ahead of Roland Jourdain (Veolia Environnement), while Seb Josse (BT) in third has lost a little against the pace of Mich Desjoyeaux. Jean Le Cam in fourth (VM Matériaux) is valiantly keeping up.
Yann Elies' spirits and mood have lifted knowing help is with him and on its way His medical condition is stable. Marc Guillemot has attempted several times to throw water, food and medication down the companionway hatch to his stricken fellow skipper, but it has so far proven too difficult for Yann to grab them. Yann Elies, the skipper of Generali who broke his left femur on December 18, was successfully transferred to the Australian Navy's HMAS Arunta, an Anzac Class Frigate.
