Setting off from Cowes on Sunday morning, 32 teams from around the world will be racing, a record entry for the non-stop version of the tough 1,805nm race
Residents along the South Coast of the Isle of Wight might think they've woken up to the Round the Island Race. It is, in fact, the first leg of the Solitaire du Figaro and one of the sailors from the Island's Artemis Offshore Academy is leading the fleet.