Picture gallery: In training for the race

How do you train for the world's toughest yacht race? Learning to live inside a 72ft metal hull with relative strangers in testing conditions for weeks at a time. Trying to get the most out of your yacht and yourself.

Leggers thirsting for a life at sea

One...Two....Heeeeeeave

The local coastguard simulates an aerial rescue

Their winchman is lowered onto the deck

Wee Rory, 6ft 5ins tall, is there to meet him

Hilary has a go at winching

Scaling the heights

As the sun sets, time to reflect over challenges ahead