Repairs going well, back sooner rather than later!

Hi all...

well as you can imagine, it's been a pretty busy week here in the container. The beam has been structurally repaired and has 'left the building'. The wing was repaired outside and is now inside the container ready for re-skinning tonight. The deck, the skeg, the rear planing surface, the bottom of the cockpit and the wind-wand have all been repaired. The long list of jobs is being rapidly worn down with only one more serious lamination to be completed.

The re-assembly of VESTAS SAILROCKET will commence in earnest tomorrow. I want to be ready for sailing on Sunday.

Overall the repairs have gone well and the container has supplied us with everything we have needed. I'm pretty happy with our modest but efficient little operations base. The Walvis Bay Yacht Club has just been fantastic to date. We simply couldn't have wished for a better location and environment to work in.

On the forecast, for what it's worth, Monday is shaping up to be a nice day... for both wind and tide. There is a lot of detail work to be done to make sure we can make the most of a great day if it comes. We are starting to go pretty quick all the time now and have to pay attention to detail. That last crash highlighted that point. Look at everything again. It is at this stage of the game that your priorities shift from saving weight to gaining strength!

Righto, Helena has begun on the wing so I'd better go and help. Pics tomorrow.

Cheers, Paul