SailGP: Stands go up in Portsmouth, as breeze cracks in

Grandstand - Portsmouth waterfront on Tuesday evening, ahead of this weekend's SailGP Portsmouth © Richard Gladwell - Sail-World.com / nz

The grandstand is in place and prominent on the Portsmouth shoreline, in readiness for this weekend's SailGP event, which marks the start of the European circuit for the League's Season 5.

The Ensign is very straight - Portsmouth waterfront on Tuesday evening, ahead of this weekend's SailGP Portsmouth - photo © Richard Gladwell - Sail-World.com / nz

Today, Tuesday, fresh breezes blasted the Portsmouth foreshore, howeever these are expected to ease for the test and practice sailing later in the week, before cracking back in over the weekend. According to the latest forecast, winds will be fresh, but not unsailable, making for some great racing.

SailGP takes over the Portsmouth waterfront on Tuesday evening, ahead of this weekend's SailGP Portsmouth - photo © Richard Gladwell - Sail-World.com / nz

Spectators look to be set for some great racing, but the word is to wrap up warmly, and hold onto your hats, if you're on the top of the stand.

As we left Dublin today, the rain was in, and the winds fresh...

An early look at the low speed rudder elevators, testing this week but on the fleet in Geneva - photo © SailGP