Since we have some spare time before the boats arrive in Flinders Island, I will attempt to give you a brief introduction to the competing teams - hopefully it will then be clearer who I'm talking about as the race progresses!

Team 1: Team Whistler

36' monohull in the racing division; skippered by barrister David Rees of Hobart, and crewed by car salesman Jory Linscott (at 25 the baby of the team), and accountant Tim Jones.

Runners Jacqui Guy (the only female in this year's race, and the female with the most races overall - 11) and Michael McIntyre. Both past winners of the Bruny Island 64km race. Jacqui's husband Mark is also a multi Three Peaks winning runner.

Their 2010 campaign is "Six Countries Two Peaks" as they hope to go on to conquer the British Three Peaks later this year. They have chartered last year's winning boat for the attempt and will be Tilman trophy competitors in both races. The whole crew will take on Mt Wellington, as they did last year, but try to reduce their time to 3 1/2 hours. They have been in solid training, both fitness-wise and sailing-wise all year, which showed this afternoon with their good teamwork gaining them third out of the river.

They did the entire offshore season in Hobart and on many occassions they fronted up to fun runs literally hours after finishing - good Three Peaks training! In one race, which David decided to jump off deck as an impromptu man overboard drill. Luckily he had taught his crew well and they went on to complete the race before returning to collect him. Just kidding....

But I did hear the sailors had to stop training the runners after they became more proficient at diesel engine mechanics than them.