The SNIM kicked off on the Friday 18 April with an offshore race when Terrible Joy due to a course error (an amendment not taken into account) inadvertently completed the long 68nm circuit reserved for the IRC 0 and 1 fleets. An unexpected challenge that was met with aplomb. On the Saturday, a strong easterly kept the whole fleet in dock, with racing resuming on the Sunday in brisk but unstable conditions. Four windward-leeward races were held and a coastal race. Terrible Joy lived up to expectations winning three of the races and coming first in the coastal race by 15 minutes. On the Monday, in a typical not so strong Marseille Mistral the crew repeated the feat with two more wins. “The end results were very positive. This SNIM was a very testing regatta and gave us a real confidence boost,” said Loïc Pompée. “The key as always is consistency, precision in the manoeuvres and team cohesion”.