1.   For more than three decades, French skippers have dominated long-range solo yacht racing.

2.   It was not the first time in the history of solo yacht racing that computer technology saved the life of a sailor in distress.

3.   Provoyeur was the fifth sailor to finish the second leg of the solo yacht race.

4.   A racing sailboat collided in thick fog with a Maltese oil tanker, the fourth collision in a trans-Atlantic solo yacht race this week.

5.   A top-ranked French sailor was rescued safe and sound Thursday after tumbling into the North Atlantic during a solo yacht race.

6.   Both men were competing in the Vendee Global Challenge round-the-world solo yacht race.

7.   CHARLESTON, South Carolina -- Christophe Auguin sails into Charleston Harbor Thursday just after daybreak to capture his second consecutive BOC Challenge around the world solo yacht race.

8.   Christophe Auguin of France won the second leg of the BOC Challenge round-the-world solo yacht race on Wednesday in record time.

9.   Frenchman Christophe Auguin sailed into Charleston Harbor on Thursday just after daybreak to capture his second consecutive BOC Challenge around the world solo yacht race.

10.   He was taking part in the Vendee-Globe round-the-world solo yacht race.