Ultime - Transat Jacques Vabre - Day 8

After 48 hours of upwind sailing in the southerly trade winds, the fleet reaches Ascension Island in the South Atlantic this morning, the waymark before heading north again, with 3150 miles to go to the finish in Martinique. ----- Armel Le Cléac'h/Sébastien Josse FRA (Banque Populaire) continue to lead, but François Gabart/Tom Laperche FRA (SVR Lartigues) have closed to within 7 miles. Charles Caudrelier/Erwan Israel FRA (Edmond de Rothschild) are already 132 miles behind in 3rd place. ----- The race tracker and the reports.