It is patently obvious now to everyone that Charal is very fast and is setting an incredible pace at the front of the IMOCA fleet in the Transat Jacques Vabre.

Continuing our analysis of the weather faced by the IMOCA boats competing in the Transat Jacques Vabre, Christian Dumard looks at the contest between those who opted for the South and those that went out to the West.

As each Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, the IMOCA class gives a chance for the weather analysts and onshore routers to tell us about how they see the race in the IMOCA category to allow us to understand the strategy adopted by the sailors and their positions out on the water.