Went for a midday wing foiling session. The reports had the wind blowing steady from the NE around 20 mph. I decided to rig Gary's Echo 5.0 (I'm borrowing it), and boy was I glad I did. There were three lulls in the 2 hours I was out - but on the other end of that spectrum, there were several gusts that were well above 30mph (approaching 40). This wing handled the gusts like a champ - confidence builder knowing I got through today with this size wing. The only quirk I noticed was back pressure on the luff during the gusts.
I stayed on the bunny slopes - again to work specifically on my transitions. I was nailing the outbound tacks - even get a few flying on the foil. I got a total of 12.3 nm, with my peak speed at 14.2 mph.
I did manage to get the feel of my inbound tacks. I also got in a dry inbound jibe. There was a booby bird and several plovers flying around the inside area. What an awesome session!
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