Wow, what a great sailing venue Porto Cervo is. Magnificent turquoise water with warm, steady winds – what you’d call Champagne sailing conditions – and when it’s windy, that’d be Champagne racing conditions.

It’s the first time a lot of the team has had a chance to sail on this boat and we’re all impressed by how well Jimmy and Deano have prepared it over the last two weeks.

We’ve got more training during Wed, Thu and Fri, then the Pre-Worlds regatta is on the weekend. We have a weigh-in on Thursday, so are on low-volume diets.

Oh, and thanks to Etihad for getting us as well as a good bunch of family and friends here safely and in good condition!