Nearly there! Heard this (Thurs.) evening that she's still on the barge, but with the masts now stepped. Should be moved out tomorrow and then floated off the barge on Saturday. Official naming ceremony is on Sunday. Forecast is fine.

There may be a short delay on the US trip - depending on trials , but they hope to make it reasonably promptly. <>

I'm off to Brittany for a week so maybe someone else can update this over the next few days. Just keep an eye on the Irish Times website at www.irishtimes.com. They'll surely have details.

Regards