Pilot Siegfried Greve is adamant his #66 Cranefields Wine team can learn from a difficult 2009 to emerge as a more competitive outfit in next year's Powerboat P1 World Championship.
The German outfit endured a tough Grand Prix of the Sea in Gothenburg last time out - failing to complete either race over the weekend - and currently lie in sixth spot in the Evolution-class standings with one round of the season remaining.
"In Sweden we were plagued by "10 per cent" parts - after we switched back to our 2008 hull we had all of these small problems which has been disappointing. In Saturday's Sprint race we realised we had an overheated engine, forcing us to stop to avoid serious damage.
"This is a steep learning curve for the whole team. For 2009, we were forced to switch to a new hull after the first race of the season as well as completely re-organising our team with the introduction of a new driver and two new mechanics are our blown engine.
"Therefore, in fact, we have lost the complete off-season for preparation. Despite a disappointing breakdown in Gothenburg, the team are in good spirits and all of those problems we have experienced in the past will make us stronger for the future.
"It is not only a question of having a good boat and engines, a good team is vital for success. If you compare with the other competitors - and most of them are World Champion teams - the Searex Offshore Team is one of the youngest in the championship."
Since starting out in Powerboat P1 four years ago, the Searex team has shown glimpses of its potential, securing a second place finish in Belgium in 2007 and this season provisionally timed as the quickest boat in PowerPole in San Benedetto del Tronto before being penalised for a missed buoy.
Despite the problems endured at the Scandinavian Grand Prix of the Sea, the Hamburg-born driver enjoyed the Gothenburg experience.
"I can speak for the whole team when I say that we enjoyed the event and the venue a lot. With Gothenburg being so close to Germany we had many fans in Sweden but unfortunately we could not give them the show they expected.
"The course was difficult with all of the rocks and buoys and quite demanding to go over 100mph! Gino [Passchier], Mark [Niemann] and myself all enjoyed racing there."