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…

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