"Why did I do it? I did it because of a drug problem. I had no option," he says. "I know it's wrong but it wasn't hurting any individual as I see it. I wasn't taking old ladies' handbags ...

As the fleet leaders finally angle southwards and line up with the breeze looking more established again, Briton Sam Goodchild (VULNERABLE) has gained a useful lead at the front of the Vendée Globe ...