And the Palma d'or goes to...

The head of the fleet arrived at the way point of La Palma on Saturday night! This is a key point in the race: after making their way south to this island in the Canaries, the skippers will finally be able to head due west to cross the Atlantic and set course for Saint-Barthélemy. Martin Le Pape and Mathilde Géron (Demain) set the ball rolling at 1 h 55 and nine boats passed within the hour!

THE COMPLETE RANKINGS AT THE LA PALMA CHECKPOINT

1- Martin Le Pape and Mathilde Géron (Demain) at 1h55 on Sunday 27th April

2- Charlotte Yven and Hugo Dhallenne (Skipper Macif) at 2h02

3- Alexis Thomas and Pauline Courtois (Wings of the Ocean) at 2h03

4- Jules Ducelier and Sophie Faguet (Région Normandie) at 2h12

5- Cindy Brin and Thomas André (Cap St Barth) at 2h12 6- Davy Beaudart and Julie Simon (Hellowork) at 2h14 Cindy Brin and Thomas André (Cap St Barth) at 2h12

6- Davy Beaudart and Julie Simon (Hellowork) at 2h14

7- Laure Galley and Kévin Bloch (DMG MORI Academy) at 2h28

8- Maël Garnier and Catherine Hunt (Selencia Cerfrance) at 2h31

9- Romain Bouillard and Irina Gracheva (Décrochons la lune) at 2h48

10- Quentin Vlamynck and Audrey Ogereau (Les Étoiles Filantes) at 3h59

11- Arno Biston and Vittoria Ripa Di Meana (Article1) at 4h25

12- Adrien Simon and Chloé Le Bars (FAUN) at 4h46

13- Victor Le Pape and Estelle Greck (Région Bretagne CMB Espoir) at 5h01

14- Anaëlle Pattusch and Hugo Cardon (Humains en action) at 5h52

15- Almond for pure ocean 8h51

16- Solan Ocean Racing 10h38

17- Banques alimentaires 10h59

18- Bretagne CMB Océane 14h00