Hugo Boss off the Kerguelen Islands in the 8th Vendée Globe

© Marine Nationale / Nefertiti / Vendee Globe 8th Vendée Globe - Day 34: Tasmanian proving devilish for Le Cleac'h and Thomson
There seems to be no immediate respite for the two skippers leading the Vendée Globe, Alex Thomson and Armel Le Cléac'h as they cross the Tasman Sea and approach the longitude of the south of New Zealand in the clutches of an aggressive low pressure.