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Two days into Leg 2 of The Ocean Race Europe and the Bay of Biscay has delivered exactly what was promised: tension, exhaustion, and a fleet locked together in a dead heat.

Picture this: a battalion of salty sea dogs squeezing into red, white, and blue Minis, armed with daisy roots and dry bags, storming across the Channel, charging through fine patisserie country, and scaling the Alps.

Picture this: a battalion of salty sea dogs squeezing into red, white, and blue Minis, armed with daisy roots and dry bags, storming across the Channel, charging through fine patisserie country, and scaling the Alps.

Day three of Hamilton Island Race Week, presented by AMEX, produced classic Whitsundays racing – glamour yacht debuts, steady trade winds and tight contests across the divisions – before a spectacular Olympic-class finale.

Over the weekend of 16-17 August, the XODs at Itchenor Sailing Club held several different races instead of normal club racing. On Saturday morning the women of ISC competed in the lady’s race for the Grenfell Challenge Cup with seven boats out.

Over the weekend of 16-17 August, the XODs at Itchenor Sailing Club held several different races instead of normal club racing. On Saturday morning the women of ISC competed in the lady’s race for the Grenfell Challenge Cup with seven boats out.

Day three of Hamilton Island Race Week, presented by AMEX, produced classic Whitsundays racing – glamour yacht debuts, steady trade winds and tight contests across the divisions – before a spectacular Olympic-class finale.

The beginning of the season has been full-on, marked by an intense phase of preparation on my boat Mingulay ahead of the Mini Transat, as well as numerous training sessions with the Lorient Grand Large training center.

SailGP has had a weekend to forget with four teams suffering significant damage – serious enough for two to miss some or all of the racing. Is the League getting on top of its boat reliability issues – what is being done behind the scenes?

The beginning of the season has been full-on, marked by an intense phase of preparation on my boat Mingulay ahead of the Mini Transat, as well as numerous training sessions with the Lorient Grand Large training center.