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Marseille X40 Hughs team podium

Today the first day for the iShares Cup Marseille Extreme 40 catamaran regatta.

I was tactician trimmer up and downwind and had plenty on. We had 15 knots in the early morning and this gradually died through the day and we ended with a 5 race series with us finishing the day in 3rd position overall with Sunday and Monday to go. Another 10 races planned and all to play for!!!

We are pleased so far and fired to don better tomorrow as we had a few elements of our racing game which needed improvement for this regatta. Namely the starts and this has been a whole lot better than in Munich.

I was calling the shots and enjoyed it very much with the guys Nick Malone (Vendee Globe yachtsman), Seb Josse (ABN Amro 2 fame), and David Carr of Victory Americas cup challenge. Now looking forward to tomorrow and the fun starts at lunch time.