Roland Jourdain (Veolia Environnement) has taken the lead of the Imoca fleet. Behind him, Armel Le Cléac'h (Brit Air), Vincent Riou (PRB) and Jean-Pierre Dick (Virbac-Paprec 3) are neck and neck. The page of the front has been turned and the 30 to 35 knot winds are interpersed with windless areas. Today they will be gliding downwind, a break which is not as wonderful as all that, if we are to believe the difficulties forecast for the days to come and the necessary negotiation of small tropical lows approaching the Antilles Arc.