We are kind of coming away from a pure around the world race. But at the same time, we are adding value. I think this race needed to be creative to move forward.

Well, trepidation could be the term for it. Yes, we'll definitely exercise some judgment and caution with these boats. The typical Southern Ocean conditions will be rough for these boats. I think we know a little bit about them now, to be able to anticipate rough conditions and adjust the setup of the boat accordingly so we don't suffer damage.

We can see them, they're six miles ahead of us, and we can't see anybody else.

It has been a strange start, to have to fly the boat to Cape Town.

It has been a rough 15 hours. Yesterday afternoon [Tuesday] the wind came up to 30 knots from the south-east and some large and steep waves built up. We're launching off the waves at 11 knots and slamming down hard, making some awful sounds, so we even slowed her down for a while. You can't win if the boat breaks.

The race is a fantastic experience. I decided this whole thing about being a pirate and promoting a film is a great opportunity for our sport to branch out.

It was a great race today for all of us. The racing was really close and there were plenty of lead changes, so we all really enjoyed it.

We worked together on that and there was a give and take both ways. They were very respectful of our needs as pro sailors...and I think we came up with a really good representation of pirates in a very classy, modern way.

The good news is that there has been more wind than the forecast. But still upwind which is slow going.