Meanwhile on the water: the Vendée Globe:

 

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As the world goes crazy, the competitors in the Vendée Globe, single-handed, non-stop, unassisted race around the world, get on with it, now the leaders racing up the east coast of South America. Incredibly, having already sailed over 20,000 nautical miles, more than half way around the world, the top five six are within a hundred miles of each other!

Race lead has just changed three times in the last few days. 

To see the race tracker go here.