My main foil is currently back in the mould, waiting for the new carbon around the join to cure. Hopefully the finish will be fairly close to the original shape, so I don’t have to spend tomorrow night filling and sanding. Of course I know already that I will need to spend a night sanding and filling, I am just trying to be a little bit hopeful.

Hopefully I will be able to re-fit the board with a new rod on Friday night, and be able to go out on Saturday in the high tide, and finally get some air time.

I didn’t make it onto the water on Saturday, however the boat did hit the water for the first time on Sunday.

Whilst I wish I could shout from the rooftops that she foiled and everything was fine and dandy, I can’t. The extremely low tide, not only managed to stop me form actually sailing more than 40m in one go, it also managed to cause extensive damage to my main foil.

Thanks to the trusty stainless steel plates in the T-join, the foil was still in one piece, but not at the angle that the builder intended. Last night was spent with the grinder, removing the carbon around the T-join ready for re-lamination tonight.

Someone upstairs REALLY doesn’t want me to do this whole foiling caper…