Just after I fixed the main wing, I take the Slingshot out to foiling and in between a couple of waves, I hear "crunch - crunch". My old friend Jimmy was out shooting video with his drone but had to leave early. I went it to say bye, and I took a look at the main wing to see what all the crunching was about. "HOLY SH!T" - some front to back scratches, tip damage and a fairly deep gouge. The tide was not even that low...
Oh well - a good session other than that. Had a few long rides and no getting bucked. I moved the foil forward 3/4" in the tracks to get more lift. Next time I go out I may move it forward again to get even more lift - a front wing this big should be lift faster and sooner. The waves were about the same as Saturday, but they were easier to catch. The tide was at 0.9' - shouldn't have hit anything with the 24" mast... oh well - I guess I needed more practice patching gouges in solid carbon fiber...
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