You don’t fear for your life in the middle of a storm, you can’t really afford to,

very stressed — tense and worried.

You concentrate on solving your problems or keeping the boat safe or making sure you take the best route through the storm so you don’t get caught in the worst part of it and you...

It’s been an absolutely unbelievable voyage, both physically and mentally,

This is a great accolade for the whole team. It is great to see all the work they do behind the scenes get the recognition it deserves from the sponsorship industry. It’s as important to...

A record is nothing if not shared. I’m proud of the record but I’m even more proud to be working with the best team in the world.

There’s a plane flying over me and I’m looking forward to being able to relax and not worry about the weather or boat speed.

There were a million high moments but it’s sometimes difficult to communicate those.

The transatlantic record is there and that’s something I’ll be aiming for.

When I was out there I was never ever alone, there was always a team of people behind me, in mind if not in body.

Francis has set us another very high benchmark – the chances of breaking it are very slim but if we don’t try, we won’t know.

[It read:] Courage is not having the energy to go on, it’s going on when you do not have the energy. … And that’s true.

To be honest, it is a really tall order and Francis has again set an incredibly high benchmark.

It was an extraordinary experience, quite overwhelming,

Not only are we lacking wind for the moment but we have a very difficult decision to make for the South Atlantic situation. There are a possible two doorways which could be open — and...

There is real relief on board, it hasn’t been the most ideal way to start but we are really happy to be able to get on with the task of challenging the Jules Verne record,

More blood sweat and tears went into the making of this boat than any other boat that has ever been on the water.

I think it is incredible just to see so many people there shouting your name and waving,

Every individual face, a grandmother or grandchild or parents and their two kids, they’re all there waving at you and they’ve all come to see you, it’s as simple as that. They’re not there simply...