Ahhh JOG!!, that takes me back- my favourite destination was Fecamp.
My least favourite occupation was being one of a row of human starlings on the weather rail, for upwind ballast , for hours on end- the only respite being a tack or sail changes.
Winning however makes it all worthwhile, especially when one's boat is mentioned time and again in Y & Y's race results/features, as I hope yours too will be