00:02C'est le 50e anniversaire de la Rourke-Round-Britain-Ire race.
00:06C'est le plus difficile de la Rourke calendar dans le calendrier, sans doute.
00:11Il y a beaucoup d'entre nous a fait fast-nets, endless off-shore races, in-shore,
00:16tout ce que vous faites quand vous êtes en Solent.
00:19Mais quelque chose comme ça, qui vient chaque fois 4 ans, c'est une rare opportunité.
00:24Pourquoi cette race ? C'est le Saler's Marathon, le Saler's Ultra-Marathon, vraiment.
00:28C'est trois fast-nets.
00:30Any true sailor, if they want to really test themselves,
00:34as an ocean racer, you've got to race around Britain and Ireland,
00:37because there's no better test than that.
00:39C'est un peu difficile de la Rourke.
00:411,800 miles de haidlands, rocky shores, tidal races, traffic separation schemes,
00:49sandbanks that shift, wind farms, oil rigs, gas rigs.
00:54I think this race has got its own challenge,
00:56because you can break the race down into lots of small legs,
00:59and each leg has got something different,
01:00whether it's the headland and the tides that you're going around,
01:02or different weather systems, and especially up north,
01:05and you get the more Atlantic swell coming into effect your race too.
01:09So I think that this race poses a challenge,
01:11because of all of those things into one race,
01:13and then the length of it as well.
01:1515 days, we cross the Atlantic in 18 days,
01:17so you're almost coming to that length of a race,
01:19so it's pretty tactical.
01:21This year we've got 33 yachts racing,
01:24cruised from 22 different nationalities.
01:27I'm Antoine Magris, skipper of Palinat 4,
01:30a Mach 50 prototype launched last year,
01:33and we're sailing with eight people this year on the road.
01:36Yeah, we think that this will be one of our hardest races so far,
01:40just because of the course itself.
01:42We have some very technical legs,
01:44likely to see some very strong weather as well.
01:46So we're a father-daughter team racing on Mojo, our J105 double-handed.
01:51I'm looking forward to getting across the start line,
01:54clear of the Isle of Wight,
01:56and into that rhythm of offshore sailing.
01:58Breakfast number one.
02:01We've got porridge with strawberries.
02:04I've got 800 calories of granola with raspberries.
02:07Completing this race together would mean a huge deal,
02:10I think, to both of us.
02:11It's the longest time either of us have spent sailing.
02:14It's going to be a huge challenge, but I'm looking forward to it,
02:16and I think that's why I love offshore racing.
02:19Of course, everybody loves sailing,
02:21otherwise they wouldn't be doing it.
02:22But being able to be part of a team,
02:25and bond with those people,
02:27and go through an experience together,
02:29I think is fantastic.
02:30And that's a big appeal for me, definitely.
02:33This is a tremendous boat.
02:35It's got a great pedigree.
02:37It's not a luxury boat by any means.
02:38My toothbrush will be about the only luxury I have.
02:42Whether we can't see another boat or not,
02:44we'll be pushing the boat hard,
02:45and that's the bit I enjoy the most,
02:47being able to sail hard for a race of this duration.
02:52I think on this race,
02:53it's going to be really essential
02:54to make sure you know when to keep in the pack
02:56and when to try and stretch your legs.
02:58So I think every boat will have its niche
03:00and be able to play that to its advantage.
03:04So this is going to be the toughest challenge yet.
03:06It'll be a real test,
03:07but I think we're ready to take on the challenge.
03:09I think we're ready to take on the challenge.
