I got in two sessions yesterday - the highest winds from the resident NE High Pressure cell were supposed to be coming in yesterday morning - the forecast was spot on - I'd say it was steady 20 to 25 with gusts touching 35 to 40 - EPIC NUCLEAR!!!
It's rare that the winds get this strong - but I got to pump this wing up - the Reedin Super Wing 3.6m
It was awesome to wing foil in these winds and there were good waves - they just weren't exactly lined up (I've found I prefer a SW swell with an ENE wind - makes jibing into a wave an incredible experience!)
I took the GoPro off shortly after my second run - it was a lot to concentrate on the wind and the waves (everything was jumbled up with the really strong winds) to worry about finding a camera if it got loose.
Even though things didn't line up perfectly, riding waves goofy always makes things interesting (I think I'm actually getting really good at this).
I got a max speed of 17.9 kt - the HS1250 was perfect for the conditions (probably could have used the HS1050). Kalani finally stepped down to the Ensis 5.2 - and he didn't skip a beat. Roland used the Wasp 4.0 and he hated it. It was too soft and it kept backwinding on him.
The Reedin is a backhanded wing - compared to the Ensis which is a front handed wing (control wise). The camber is shallower on the Reedin which makes it faster and it also seemed way more powerful for its size - more on that in the next post.
Epic session!!!!
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