The menus have been decided and, amongst others, dishes of Moroccan Lamb, Chilli con Chorizo and Red Thai Curry are being cooked and frozen, ready for deployment somewhere off the coast of Dorset, Cornwall or perhaps somewhere in the Irish Sea.

Space Race’s hull will be cleaned and we have decided to add a Number 2 jib to our racing wardrobe, for use in 10 – 18 knots of wind with a reduced hiked out crew. We plan a little last minute practising of starts, manoeuvres and safety procedures.

The Met Office’s revised outlook for the middle of August is not welcome but is not unexpected. The racing season has been consistently mild and somehow we knew it wasn’t going to last. We are keeping a close eye on the forecasts.

This website page has been upgraded so that we can post by email – which we will do during the race whenever we are within range of an adequate mobile phone signal. And you will be able to track our progress, and that of the rest of the 300 strong fleet, on the RORC tracker webpage.