We have looked at all the footage and had a good... but not yet overly detailed look at all the data we logged. I have also spoken to both Malcolm and Chris about yesterdays run, what it meant and what it shows us. We all agree that the back of VESTAS Sailrocket 2 was riding way too low. The rear float was often in contact with the water wheras it should be about 20-30 cm high. This means we had around double the amount of main foil in the water than we should have... and a lot of that isn't really dedicated to high speed sailing. I'm always happy to see big issues like that. We are aiming for high speeds here and we know we have to make big gains. It's all about what's in the water now. The wing was well sheeted in and the course was flat. As mentioned, 50 knots just doesn't cut it any more. So now I'm pretty excited about the next run. I hope today delivers although I'm sure one of the next days will. From our perspective it's about to get real interesting. The boat is good and we have a great team on location here. Alex and Ben Q both know this boat inside out. Helena knows the whole project inside out and Ben H is working like a beaver on all aspects of filming. That's his dedicated role and it's a great asset to the project as he can deliver high quality daily video updates... like this...enjoy...

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We also have a mate from way back In Brad who has joined us for this session. Brad came down with us on our first ever runs with the Mk1 Sailrocket way back. We've all come a long way from those days. We laugh now how I started my first runs steering with strings from the rudder tied to my feet! Yep, a loooong way.

Cheers, Paul