Over 50 yachts are set to take part in the 2010 edition of the Round Britain & Ireland Race.
The yachts will race clockwise around Britain & Ireland, starting in Plymouth.
Competitors have been busy making adjustments to their yachts ahead of the big race.
Dutch captain Nico Budel will enter the race aboard his boat sec.Hayai.
The race is expected to take between three and four weeks.
The Round Britain & Ireland race is one of the international classics of short-handed sailing and attracts entrants from across the globe.
Dutch sailors Hans Plas and Robin Verhoef make sure everything is in order aboard Roaring Again.
There are four compulsory 48 hour stops along the route, in Kinsale, Barra, Lerwick and Lowestoft.
Leslie Irvine and Andrew Wood discuss race plans on their yacht Streamline.
Queen Anne's Battery has been a hive of activity over the past week, with skippers checking over their boats and making last minute adjustments.
One of the competitors gets in some rest ahead of the race.
The 12th Round Britain & Ireland race will start in Plymouth Sound at 1200 BST on Sunday, 6 June.
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