It’s just a few days to go until the RWYC Lonely Rock Race and as it’s my first race of the year it will be a real test since my refit.

Nutrition has always played an important role in my everyday life, I’m acutely aware that what I eat affects my energy levels, mood and my overall ability.

What role, if any, does sport have in this brave new world where our priorities are staying healthy, finding food on shop shelves and having enough to pay the bills?

When I race around the world in November this year, I will be navigating my 60ft IMOCA, alone, through the most remote waters in the world.

Ten days ago, I shared with the Telegraph my experience of dealing with isolation; it was just as most of us were heading into lock down and the world was starting to look very different

Inside the life raft my fellow survivors’ faces are garishly lit up by a flash of lightening. It’s impossible to gauge their expressions or make out who is who in our matching yellow foulies, before it goes back to pitch black.