Hit the beach for a third day straight - but today was special... NUKING WINDS ABOUND!!!!
I was out from 3 to 6 - but I did go in a few times to make adjustments - had closer to two hours on the water. I changed it up a bit today - brought out the Narrow Wing Foiling Board and bolted on the Go Foil GL210. I also put on a pair of One by One foot straps to start jumping.
My first runs were not good - footstraps were not in the right place (too far back) and with the wind so strong, I was getting destroyed - full speed drops. Good thing I was wearing a Gath helmet - even though I didn't get airborne, I did get body slammed. My first trip in I put the front strap as far forward and towards the rail as I could. That made all the difference and I could control the foil again. The GL210 had a weird starting pattern - it would wheelie up and seemed like it was stalling - then if I pumped through that mess, the flow cleared up and I was flying normally. I went in a second time to push the foil forward - and that cured the occurrence of the wheelie.
Harris came out and he made a beeline for Firsts. I would have joined him, but I had to work through all the issues with getting back on different gear. He came in by the time I was going out from the second adjustment. Prayot and Roland came out and we were going back and forth.
I absolutely love nuking winds!!! I got the GL210 up past 15.5 kts and got in a total of 12.55 nm. I was nailing my inside jibes and holding on for dear life on the outside tacks. With the strong wind, I was able to jibe on the outside without switching feet and rode for whole runs. The Ensis 4.5 is an awesome wing and it was perfect for today's insanity!!!!
So I wore my helmet and bolted on the Go Foil and footstraps so I could jump today. I made five attempts, but they all ended badly. My body wanted to jump the wing and foil like a kiteboard - but I'm sure that is the wrong way to jump. Going to have to work on this...
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