Taking on his first ever race in the Figaro Beneteau class over the coming days, 21 year old Barcelona skipper Pip Costa has partnered with the experienced British Will Harris, 26, as co-skipper for the Sardinha Cup which started this afternoon off the Vendée town of Saint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie. Like others in the 21 strong fleet, the duo are preparing for next month's Transat en Double Concarneau-Saint Barthelemy which will be the first Transat yet for the Figaro Beneteau 3 class. After finishing eighth in the 2019 Mini Transat as Costa embarks on the next chapter of his solo and short-handed ocean racing career, he has chosen to pair up with Harris, the English skipper who has proven himself one of the best international racers on the circuit as top rookie in 2016 and finishing 22nd on the 2019 race, the first in the new Figaro Beneteau 3.