Nelson: The ladies did a lot of site seeing today, climbing the towers of La Rochelle, while I rested my bum knee. So I spent the day drinking wine and watching the tide come and go…and the youth sailing camp teach the kids to race. It’s a hard life, but someone has to do it.

La Rochelle is a tourist seaside resort much like Monterey, only bigger, busier and more historical; but I’ll let the ladies give the nickel tour,