Contributing editor Guy Venables visited Bermuda recently to witness the pre-flight competition of the America’s Cup – which began in Spithead this summer (and will wind up back in Bermuda with the big foilers in 2017).

His latest report is in our December edition and makes compelling reading, in fact we challenge you not to laugh out loud:

EG: Code Zero; Each crew member has a button on their phone, usually the zero which they press in an emergency when their Ritalin or anti psychotics are running low, known as “going code zero” or “nilling.”