French lead Swan Europeans

followed by two of our Olympic medallists

Jacobite took victory in the big boat fleet, not withstanding some mechanical failures on board. Shirley Robertson revealed some of the problems at the conclusion of the days racing. "We had a cracker of a start, winning the pin end. On the first beat one of the winches exploded. The boys had to cross winch while it was taken apart and fixed. We managed not to lose too much time, and the crew did a great job."

Libby Deegan another female helmsman who has been dominating at this year's Swan European Regatta outlined an exciting race with French rival Saga. "Although we had a better start than Saga, they were slightly faster upwind. A brilliant tacking and gybing duel ensued the whole way round the race course, with Saga covering us the whole way. We managed to get through them on the run and pull away, but it was not enough to save our time on corrected."

The Swan European Regatta concludes tomorrow with one race. Everything is to play for to win the overall trophy, with the top four boats within 3.5 points of one another.