Went to Hickam this afternoon. When I got there (close to 4pm), the wind was white capping on the outside. Harris had come in to change out his foil to the smaller one (BSC810). Jim was doing the same. I pumped up the SWX4.2 and bolted on the 1210 (I didn't really trust the wind...). I had wanted to try to reshim the ferrule - I got some of the aluminum tape on it (but it wasn't enough - more on that later).
I launched and felt the 4.2 was enough - but that I could have also gone smaller with the 980. I stuck it out with the 1210 because I felt limited on time.
I headed out to Firsts - the waves were being drowned out by the high tide. I stayed out anyways to continue to develop muscle memory on the turns onto a rising wave. I stayed out nearly an hour and was up on foil for over 30 minutes.
I could tell the wind was starting to die back from it's nuking glory. I headed in but noticed the ride was a bit wobbly. The wind dropped and I came down off foil. I went ahead and checked on the front foil and sure enough, the screws had loosened. That was the end of this session...
The wind speed graph below looks like the source data has a longer pulse rate for the data collection.
The 4.2 is definitely the wing to use when the wind is between 20 and 30. I was perfectly powered in the gusts and with the 980 and a little bit more wave action, the whole session would have been perfect. But knowing the wind is pretty much done at 5pm (a pattern that has been developing), I should have made a beeline for the launch. I ended up having to paddle in (which is good PT, so no harm in that).
No hiding the end of the session.
W:29/F:38/S:12
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