France in April, Italy and Holland in May, Germany in June and Poland in July.
It's a schedule which can easily be branded go, go, go. However, in this particular case the tune is sail, sail, sail - for here one is referring to the hectic, yet exciting, training and competitive programme of teamSeb&Ben in what has been labelled as the 49er Olympic campaign.
Between the Delta Lloyd race, held in Medemblik, Holland, from May 26-30, and the Kiel Week, which started yesterday in Germany, Sebastian Ripard and Benji Borg spent a few days in Malta to attain two particular objectives... new equipment, delivered in the first week of June, had to be sorted in place and, also, they planned to meet their main sponsors so indispensable for their massive ambition.
In fact, following a number of healthy discussions it was confirmed that EC Language Centres and Yacht Help Ltd will be the main sponsors of teamSeb&Ben campaign, with other major support being extended by Simonds Farsons Cisk plc through its beer brand, Cisk Excel.
"The boat we had been using was seven years old and had absorbed an extra 10 kilos of water over the years. We feel that our newer, stiffer and lighter hull will help boost our results. At this level of racing, small things make a massive difference," remarked Ripard.
The Maltese duo are not expecting big things to happen in their race in Germany.
"We don't really have many expectations for Kiel as we are still testing the waters. However, we have pinpointed a couple of teams who did substantially better than us at the last regatta but which, with this new equipment, we now feel we have a chance to beat," Borg said.
Yet, the European Championships, in Poland between July 5 and 10, are undoubtedly the biggest test for the young sailors in their 2010 campaign which already took them to five European destinations over four months.
So far, some 80 49er teams, from 24 countries, have already signed up for the European Championships.
"It won't be an easy regatta considering we are the least experienced team in the 49er class. However, we've been progressing rapidly and are setting our sights on a top-40 finish which would be an encouraging result at this stage," Ripard said.
"Ultimately, we are hoping to place within the top 21 countries which is what we would need to do by the end of 2011 to get invited for the 2012 London Olympics."