I'm no good with a camera but

I hope these do justice to the sailing in the last couple of days.......... force six today with gusts force seven......and the teams had their work cut out staying upright.............

up.............

UP....and over.............?

Going,  going.............

GREAT RECOVERY Mr Spithill..........and splash down

Today, the weather was at the top end of what was acceptable for these boats. With 20mph winds and gusts up to 30mph, crews worked hard. The races had to be moved further offshore for safety reasons......but the 500m dash speed trial......well that was 40m off the Hoe and frankly was spectacular. Even the crews on the water would have heard the collective intakes of breath from 10,000 people as they pushed the boats to the very limits......

I can't even tell you how this team managed to recover after the forward 10 metres buried itself

we were already for a rocketing pitch-pole manoeuvre.................

time for a breather before the next speed trial

accelerating up to the speed trial start line

its getting quite chaotic out there

Its like a Grand Prix........sunlight, high speed and high adrenaline speed, buzzing low helicopters



and that wind just whipping across the waters

and yes, lots of spills and thrills....

jockeying for position with Umpires on high speed jet skis

and crowds of fans on every vantage point

10 knots speed limit? Not today Guvn'or

Next post I'll focus on close ups of the boats technical specs and some of the crew with some detailed commentary. I'll add a few vid clips as well.

Steve