Sir Richard Branson will be reunited with his record-breaking boat in the Westcountry today.
The Virgin Atlantic Challenger II was rescued from obscurity by Plymouth businessman Dan Stevens after he discovered it languishing in Majorca where she had been laid up for more than seven years.
He returned the iconic boat to Plymouth last month, when Sir Richard declared that he would watch the project's progress "with interest".
The entrepreneurial business guru has now arranged to step aboard his former vessel, take the boat for a spin and stop off for some fish and chips.
Sir Richard said: "I'm really looking forward to seeing her again, and catching up with the original crew."
Mr Stevens, who owns Mount Batten Ferries, said: "It should be good fun. To attract his attention, me being a normal bloke, really means something."
Sir Richard and many of his old crew will meet the boat in Mount Batten this morning and sail down to Fowey in South East Cornwall.
"I know some of Sir Richard's old crew," Mr Stevens added. "He said he was watching me with interest and I think he wanted to make sure I did what I said on the tin before committing to come and see her.
"We all got to talking and decided what better than to reunite the old crew and go out for the day."
Mr Stevens sailed the Virgin Atlantic Challenger II into British waters for the first time in 16 years last month.
It is believed the boat was sold by Virgin Media in the late 1980s to a sultan whose coat of arms adorned the 72-ft long craft.
Commissioned by Sir Richard for the historic Blue Riband Transatlantic Challenge, the vessel – powered by two 2,000HP engines – took the record for the fastest crossing, in 3 days, 8 hours and 31 minutes, averaging 36 knots, on June 29, 1986.
However, the crew, including navigator Dag Pike, who has a home at Polruan, near Fowey, and project manager Steve Ridgeway, co-owner of the St Moritz Hotel, at Rock, were never awarded the Blue Riband, because they stopped to refuel and the powerboat was deemed not to have a commercial maritime purpose.
Sir Richard's first attempt in 1985 ended in failure, with the boat sinking off Land's End.
Despite its fame and speed, Challenger II has only chalked up 810 hours of travel time. Mr Stevens plans to race her.