CAPTION THIS!

Here are some of the captions sent in for last month’s caption competition. Thank you to everyone who submitted one.

“Come back” they whispered as the masters made way.” (John Beddow)

“Sitting on a dock in the bay, cat and a dog waiting together today. (Cherri Farren)

“The Owl and the Pussy Cat went to sea in a beautiful pea green boat. The Owl wouldn’t be able to look after you if you fell in, so I’m here for you.” (Douglas Elliott)

“Paws for a moment” (Peter Randerson)

“Noah’s Ark is late” (R. Langley)

“That looks like a much classier boat coming towards us, stand-by to jump ship!” (Huw Gibby)

“Sorry Pussy Cat, you’ve spent time painting the boat a beautiful pea green, but the Owl can’t make, I’m here to crew for you instead.” (Doug Elliott)

Our favourite is…

“It’s going to be Ruff at sea today, ah well that’s just Purrfect.” (Shane)

Emirates Great Britain SailGP Team, Switzerland SailGP Team and USA SailGP Team race side by side stopped the boat. Once safely back on board, the team resumed racing which, Matt said, was his main concern.

“I knew the race was still going on, so I just wanted to make sure we got the boat to the finish line. Then we could address any issues after that.”

Despite the incident, which halted the British for over a minute, the team managed to salvage a sixth place position. The team picked up a record of 6-6-2 across the day.

After racing on day one at the Australia Sail Grand Prix, however, a major weather event occurred that resulted in significant damage including to at least one boat at theSailGP technical site.Six boats remained moored on the water and were relatively unscathed.

SailGP works closely with local experts and had “extensive in-house knowledge of the forecast. We had a window to crane the boats and, with the advice received, proceeded to do so.”

However, a severe weather system passed through while the Canada SailGP Team’s F50 catamaran, which was christened just two days earlier, was craning out, resulting in extensive damage.

Phil Robertson, driver of the CanadaSailGPTeam, said: “We are very thankful that everyone is ok.It was a serious situation trying to get the wing out before the storm arrived.Everyone on our team was involved.Unfortunately, it came at a time which was not ideal and we had to scramble.

"I was impressed by the amount of people who came to help, including members from other teams and, of course, theSailGPTech Team.The situation escalated quickly.It was some of the most wind I have ever seen in my life.”

No one was seriously injured, but as a result of the damage, SailGP cancelled racing for the second day of the Sydney event. At the time SailGP reported that:“A full assessment of the damage is underway but it is likely some of the futureSailGPevents may also need to be delayed.”

According toSailGPrules, the three completed races were enough to constitute an event.This gave the win to France followed by the United States and Australia, with Great Britain in fourth.

The next planned SailGP event - the last one before the Grand Final - takes place over 18 – 19 March in Christchurch, New Zealand. You can watch a video of the storm and Matt Gotrel discussing the incident on the British F50 at the All at Sea online news pages. www.allatsea.co.uk

The international airline Emirates and the Great BritainSailGPTeam have announced a three-year sponsorship deal in which Emirates becomes the sailing team’s first-ever Title Sponsor (you can see the branding on the British boat in the photo above). In line with the UAE declaring 2023 as the Year of Sustainability’, the sponsorship will also open more opportunities for Emirates and the Great BritainSailGPTeam to drive joint global environmental campaigns with the common goals of reducing emissions, consuming responsibly and preserving biodiversity. Emirates and Great BritainSailGPTeam will also support wider sustainability issues such as gender equality.