From all the team at VESTAS SAILROCKET, we would like to wish those of you who have been following our trials and tribulations a fast, efficient and (most importantly) controllable year as we all strap into the cockpit of 2010 and point her down the course.

As VESTAS SAILROCKET shows her offshore pedigree - in a 40' shipping container heading North up the Atlantic - the UK-based team are working hard on their continued quest to set the Outright World Speed Sailing record.

Firstly, let me make it clear that we as a team remain completely focused on setting the Outright World Speed Sailing record. That was our goal when we started, it is our goal now and it will be the result we have achieved before we ever consider stopping. The team is tight and as motivated as ever for the challenge that still lies ahead.

Well, it looks like it's over.

Today was officially the last day of our record attempt. the wind wasn't forecast to blow... and it didn't.

Soon we will be packing up VESTAS Sailrocket for the last time on the lawns of the Walvis Bay Yacht Club.

We're off. The teams fired up and the wind is building.

The guys at OPTRON GEOMATICS have manged to salvage yesterdays data... but we have the TRIMBLES padded up like newborns to make their ride down the course as soft as possible.

The only thing I am nervous about today is that the wind will not build enough to let us shine.

We ahve been struggling with the live feed over the past few days so might have to communicate through these blogs.