Wind was blowing most of the day - all the parts except when I got out. I got to the beach at 4, quickly setup (thanks to the new electric pump, I was able to set up the foil while I put the foil and board together). It looked good as I was driving up, and everyone had come in right before I got there to take a break (as the wind was pretty strong). I pumped up the 5.2 and setup the HA1125/232/95cm mast.
The foil/board setup was not seamless today. The wind was strong, but it kept coming from different directions, so it was hard to get a lock on where I should be going or where to draw power.
You can see the wind was up - and that at times it was more from the North - then more from the East. I headed back in to swap out the HA1125 for the HS1250. It took forever from me to get back - the HA1125 wasn't allowing me to build up speed (it really doesn't like to be pumped up like the HS series - needs the wind to pull you up).
I did manage to get in - and I did the swap and I did get back out. You can see the last quarter of the session log I was mostly up and connecting transitions. I'm not sure if it was the 95cm mast... I've used it in the past and had really fun sessions - maybe with the chop and the more northerly wind it just wasn't lining up.
Overall I'd say it was worth getting out on the water - even though I was struggling for most of it. Tomorrow the winds are supposed to be stronger and it keeps up through the weekend.
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