It's a tough first day and night for Jason, getting to grips with life on board Besso
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Few hours to the start
Here in Plymouth there's a hive of activity around the Marina as the 37 teams make final preparations for the start of the Transat at 1400 this afternoon
And they’re off!
In pouring rain and a south-westerly 20-22kts of breeze, a flare was fired from Royal Navy's HMS Tyne, signalling the race start of The Transat
Spa Olympic classes regatta
Two medals for Team GBR at SPA Regatta
Transat yachts fit to race
Sylvie Viant, head of the team from UNCL, has confirmed that she is entirely satisfied with the yachts entered in The Transat and has declared all multihulls and monohulls fit…
Antipodean Transat team
Australians Nick Moloney and Mike Sanderson are among the top ranked sailors lining up on the Transat startline tomorrow
Spa Olympic regatta
Team GBR in medal positions going into final day of SPA Regatta
Laser Masters
The competitors at the Harken Laser Masters Championship enjoyed close tactical racing in a 9-12 knot westerly on the final day of racing
Final fling before the off
Jason Best and team enjoyed their last night of 'freedom' at the Bye-Bye bash on Thursday night
Humphreys’ Open 60 named
Hundreds of spectators gathered today at Plymouth Yacht Haven, right in the centre of The Transat village, to witness the naming ceremony of Hellomoto, Conrad Humphreys' Open 60
Harken Laser Masters
At the Harken Laser Masters yesterday, the Apprentice fleet was first away in an 18 knot north-westerly breeze
League of adventurers
The 50ft classes of the Transat are home to some of the most interesting individuals - like Mike Birch
US sailor prepares for solo Transat debut
Transat competitor Joe Harris has sailed since the age of four, yet he has never crossed the Atlantic alone
Larks at Torquay
Rob Larke and Sally Wakefield won last weekend's Lark open meeting at Torquay
Harken Lasers Masters championship
The fleet had two more exciting races today in the Harken Lasers Masters championship in Bitez, Turkey
Freestyle windsurfing season kicks off in Croatia
The Professional Windsurfing Association freestyle tour kicks off its season at a brand new exciting location at Bol, on the Island Brac in Croatia.
Freestyle windsurfing at Bol
Freestyle windsurfing season kicks off in Croatia
Jason becomes an argonaut
Jason Best finally finds his sealegs as he joins the yacht Besso for his final training session before the race start on Sunday.
Change in the air?
Groundhog Day for Transat teams, but there's a frisson of urgency - or is that the prospect of Anna Kournikova?
ACI HTmobile Cup, Croatia
Gilmour leaps ahead