And so the day came to leave the safety of Plymouth and set sail for Newport, Rhode Island, USA. After a quick farewell from close family it was down to business to get the boat prep’ed for the voyage – due to start only a matter of hours away. the Eerily quiet docks betrayed an air of nervous tension as final adjustments were made. The following images document the run up to and first part of Day 1 of the OSTAR as it leaves Plymouth. Although mainly focused on Hannah I was able to capture a few clear shots of the other competitors – between all the heavy traffic following the soloists out of the harbour. It is assumed that all sailors experience such a cocktail of emotions about the task ahead. I hope the continuation of these images sheds a little more light on those moments perhaps often overlooked and rarely captured from the outside…