I made it out the Hickam at 3pm. Noe was just pulling in and the wind was pretty strong - gusts to 30 according to the chart below. I put up the 5.2 Ensis and rigged up the HS1850. I did bring the wide WFB out - wanted to mix it up.
I made a beeline straight for Firsts. The wind was just right for the 5.2. I caught three rides and headed back in to see if Noe was all packed up. She did not notice me so I headed back out. I worked on turns again - Outbound tacks and jibes are easy, and I'm having an easier time switching from goofy to regular to do inbound jibes. I went ahead and headed back out for more waves.
There were some small rollers coming through - really fun to catch those. And it felt great to ride out, tack without stopping, ride a wave in and switch feet to jibe back out without coming down off the foil. This is going to be a really fun summer!!!!
I ended up with 10.79 nms and hit a top speed of 14 mph. I'm going to cut down the 1850 this weekend - mainly shortening up the chord and rounding the remaining tips. I'm thinking that will reduce the skin drag and I can get a faster cruising speed. Not much black today! Moving right through the turns now! That one large patch towards the end was a lull. That was pretty much when I figured it was best to head back in.
The wind is supposed to be good tomorrow. I just got a new gopro mount - so I'm going to see if I can get some decent pictures while up on foil.
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