Alex Thomson (Hugo Boss) is up to second place after a profitable day, recovering after last night’s low pressure trough in which the British skipper says he saw more than 50kts in the gusts.
Charlie Dalin (Apivia) is on top of the rankings as the fleet enters their fourth night at sea.
Sliding downwind at speeds between 17 and 19 knots 600 miles north east of the Azores, Kevin Escoffier is third in this tightly matched leading group.
“It is very close. I am enjoying it. Charlie is about four miles over there and Kevin about the same distance over there.” Says Thomson on his evening video. The British skipper paid tribute to rival Jeremie Beyou who has had to return towards Les Sables d'Olonne 'Sorry Jeremie it's tough I hope you manage to get back in the race...."
