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Can Kingfisher catch Geronimo?

Having had one of their best days yet yesterday, Team Kingfisher is now contemplating the inevitable South Atlantic High

Kingfisher finds the Trades

Ellen reports back from on board

Jules Verne legend lives on

Now it's Kingfisher's turn to encounter a monster from the deep

Kingfisher hits light stuff

Ellen MacArthur and Team Kingfisher2 are now suffering from light airs off the African coast

Big gains for Kingfisher

Ellen MacArthur and her Kingfisher2 team have covered 535 nautical miles in the last 24 hours

Kingfisher passes Cape Finistere

It's still windy out there but at least the sails are up

And they’re off

Kingfisher2 crossed the start line of the Jules Verne Challenge at 0648 and 49 seconds this morning

Kingfisher2 eating up the miles

Thirty miles in the first hour!

Force 10 for Kingfisher

Kingfisher is surfing along at 20 knots with no sail hoisted

On track for new start

Efficient team work to repair the mast track means that Kingfisher2 may be able to leave for the Jules Verne start line within the next 36 hours

Kingfisher start delayed

Having almost made it to the start line off Ushant, Ellen MacArthur and her Kingfisher crew had to abort their Jules Verne Challenge start this morning due to mast track problems

Kingfisher 2 about to leave

Ellen MacArthur and her Jules Verne crew were due to leave Lorient at 1500 GMT on Monday