World on Water Vendee Globe Report Jan 15 17 Day 70 80 miles between 1st & 2nd (4 hours)

Well we are in the last week of the greatest race around the world and the distance between first and second is 4 hours or 100 miles. The A's have it.... Armel is leading Alex and at the time of writing this Alex (second) is on thesame heading doing the same speed 22 knots. It's going to be a breath taking finish after 28,000 miles. Meanwhile back at Cape Horn Kiwi conrad Colman is feeling lonely and laments that he hasn't seen anyone since he left Les Sables? Conrad, you're sailing around the world mate not travesing the London underground. Not everybody sails around the world over summer! Missed the race, see all our reports on the Vendee Globe" Channel on www.boatson.tv the world's best weekly Sailing News TV Show "World on Water".