Yesterday went well-ish. As I speculated before the outing... it was good to simply turn the teams mind to sailing rather than repairing. It was a strange day weather wise. The wind built to 28 knots whilst we held VESTAS SAILROCKET fully rigged at the top of the course. We held on and waited. It wasn't the usual day... fat drops of rain had come down as we walked the boat down to the water. It could have gone either way. In the end the wind did moderate a little.

All the on-shore calibrations were carried out this morning so now we are heading out across the lagoon to speed-spot once more. The wind is whistling outside and beginning to make a steady low roar. Big dark clouds are massing out to sea. It's not a normal day. It's forecast to blow 27 knots but we only have a couple of hours tide left. It's still very gusty.

I decided to go over as it is an exercise that gets the whole team back into sailing mode. It's the best final shakedown to make sure that everything is working as it should be.

... and looking pretty as ever. In the end there was no need to rush to get out on the water as the weather didn't demand it... so we took our time with the detailing. I am in no hurry to get to the next accident. After a big crash like the last one we need to spend some time just dialling the boat back in and making sure it is calibrated. This generally involves getting the steering system in sync with the foil alignment. We have a system of jigs and lasers to get it within fractions of a degree on land...

Morning all... from our little hive of activity down here on the lawn of the Walvis Bay Yacht Club in Namibia.

We are making great inroads into the long repair list and I feel that today will be the day that we 'break the back' of that list. Long, late nights can knock days of certain jobs.

I have now posted a Video diary of the recent events and will continue to do so through the remainder of this record attempt. Here is the link...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2wXDtqb9D4M