Everything is coming together now and we shouldn't be far from sailing. I think we could be ready for Thursday although we don't need to rush anything.

 Plan 'G' went off without a hitch and the new foil is being prepared next to me for its first skim of fairing compound.

FREE FROM CAPE-TOWN AIRPORT. NOW FOR THE 'G'-MAN.

NOW... ONLY 1700KM TO THE RAFT (THE G-SPOT)

ARRIVAL LATE YESTERDAY AFTERNOON.

 Well I just got news that the foil arrived safely in Cape Town and it is now flying down the road either in or on the roof of Gary's Hilux. Ben should also be either in or on the roof of Gary's Hilux. They have a 1000 mile road trip ahead of them to Walvis Bay.

Here she comes... or does she?

As I write this in Walvis Bay, the new foil is post curing in an oven up in Bristol. Helena has a lot on in the UK tomorrow. If things go well at check-in then the foil will probably still be cooling down as it passes 30,000 feet.