Akela, sailed by Herve d'Arexy in IRC One
Atlantix Express, Sascha Schmid's Open 45
Baraka, Ben Day's Swan 53 sailing in IRC One
Challenger 1 racing in IRC One
Colin Campbell's Azuree 46, Eclectic at the Needles
Dawn Treader, JPK 1180 sailed by Ed Bell
Desperado of Cowes owned by Richard Loftus
Eclectic, Colin Campbell's Azuree 46
Espresso Martini Too, Farr 40 racing in IRC One
Figaro 3 Hope, sailed by Eric and Denis Delamare leading Challenger 1 of the Tall Ships Trust
First 47.7 Moana behind Farr 42 Universitas at the start line
Grain de Soleil 6, Svilarich Nicolas's Vismara 40
Hardship III, Swan 65 sailed by Paul Stratton
INO XXX, HH42 sailed by James Neville
IRC fleet underway, l-r: Sailmon JR, Shah, Matador and Marco Polo (low res)
IRC One are led out of the Solent by RORC Commodore James Neville on INO XXX
IRC One proceed through white tipped seas and thundery clouds
IRC One start
L'Ange de Milon, Jacques Pelletier's Milon 40 in IRC One
L'Ange de Milon, Jacques Pelletier's Milon 41 sailing in IRC One
L'Ange de Milon, Milon 41 sailed by Jacques Pelletier
L'Ange de Milon, Milon 41 sailed by Jacques Pelletier
L'Ange de Milon, raced by Jacques Pelletier
l-r: Albator, Rock Lobster, Eclectic
l-r: Parrot, Baradoz, Moana, Stormvogel
l-r: Simples, Cracklin Rosie, Universitas
Mariejo, Tobias Brinkmann's Pogo 44
Matador, Jonas Grander's Eliott 44
Morpheus, Steven Verstraete's Sydney GTs43 alongside Universitas, the Farr 42 sailed by Philipp Marienhagen
Orange Mecanix2, sailed by Maxime de Mareuil