09.30 – The weather is starting to lift – it has stopped raining and we can see the mainland again – but currently we still have no wind out in the race area so RO Rob Lamb has radioed the competitors and advised them to wait ashore for the time being and he will update them again by radio shortly.

The forecast is for the wind to pick up once the rain has gone through but the question is how long that will take.  Fingers crossed its sooner rather than later as the teams are raring to go.