Well it's been a full old year in the world of the VESTAS Sailrocket program. This time last year I was using the quiet Xmas period in the build shed to get all the spray-painting of the wing out the way!

 I would rate today as a bad day in the speed sailing office.

It felt like there was simply no magic out there today and everything we did just seemed to make VSR2 go slower.

 It felt like it was going to blow all day... and it did!

We got in to the container on the lawns of the Walvis Bay Yacht Club early and quickly pulled VESTAS Sailrocket 2 out of her soft hangar. The wing was up in no time and Alex set to raking the whole beam and wing forward 6 degrees in anticipation for the loads that would need to be balanced if today we found the long sought after ventilated flow.

 What a big day. I don't think we have ever done 5 runs in a day let alone in such top end conditions.