I have been in La Rochelle training in a group made up of all the podium finishers in last year’s Azores race.  Franscico Lobato, Charlie Dalin and I have been working hard on rig tune, trimming and sail changeovers in preparation for the Transat.  The training has been particularly helpful in finding out how to get the best out of my new All Purpose sails which are a very different design from my old ones.

I am now back in the UK for a week before heading back to France for a final 2 days of training before  a mini refit of the boat before the big race - the 4300 mile Mini Transat - which starts on 13th of September.  Check out the event web site here .