Pretty much ready to roll at last.

Greetings all,
Well I have been back in Namibia for a month now and am finally happy to say that we are pretty much ready for sailing once again. All the details have been checked and the next best thing for us to do is get out on the water.
Tomorrow we aim to do just that.

I want to get the boat out on the speed course in a stiff breeze to try out the new flap system. Helena has managed to get the data logging system functioning as it should and this has been no easy feat. Yesterday I finalised the rudder system and improved the flap-trigger which guarentees a quick deployment when it is required.
The new onboard camera setup has been installed and all aspects of the boat are gradually getting neater.
I hope that things go well tomorrow as I look forward to getting the first sail out of the way. I'm sure we will still be working various aspects out until the end.

Yesterday was Helena's birthday so I went to book a room in the nearby Pelican bay resort. They told me that the only room they had left was the 'Presidential suite'... but because of our situation they let us have it for the price of a standard room. Happy days... and a nice surprise for Helena. That room is massive. In fact it is literally bigger than our house in the UK!!! We would have liked to have enjoyed it a bit more but... we've got a job to do and returned to container life early the following morning.
If we break this record then I know where I'll be hanging out for a couple of days afterwards. Room 500,Pelican Bay Resort, Walvis Bay. WooHoo!
I'll let you all know how we get on tomorrow.
Cheers, Paul.

Paul Larsen
Mobile: + 44 (0) 794 684 1929
E-mail: paularsen1@aol.com
www.sailrocket.com

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