The forecast is very good for a record-breaking race, particularly for the maxi boats that are likely to get through to the finish without any southerly flow ... other than a little bit at the start.

They really haven't had any strong breeze. These boats are capable of speeds in excess of 30 knots, so they have a lot up their sleeves.

It reinforces the strength of the handicap system. Any well-sailed, well-founded boat has a realistic chance of winning this race.

It's a difficult thing to do and how many years before it happens again? Well that's anyone's guess.

They have been benign conditions.

We were able to put some boats between us and the Italian in today's first race, which gave us a comfortable lead. We then pushed the Italian back at the start of the last race then followed the Swiss boat around the course.