Friday, April 29, 2022

Wing Foiling Session - 4/29/2022

The wind was questionable this afternoon.  The forecast had changed from dead to something - but I still wasn't confident in the wind.  I opted not to bring the Takuma RS 6.1 - but brought nearly everything else.


Based on the conditions I saw when I got to the beach, I settled on the SWX 5.2 and the Kujira 980.  I added more loctite - this outing was to be another test session (to see if the screws would give way - spoiler - they held just fine)


There were whitecaps when I was setting up (without the truck I have to dissemble the foil to transport it) - but by the time I was launching, the wind had back off.  Then when I made it outside the breakers, it pretty much died.  Eventually the gusts pulled through and I was able to get up on foil and start riding.



Roland was out on his 3.6m2 Spin (and a Hyper 190 foil) - and even with the lighter winds he was able to pull off some jumps.


I got stuck twice in wind drop offs.  I didn't want to push my luck - so I headed in.  Derek was just finishing setting up when I had finished showering.  He proceeded to rip everything up! 




You can see the low wind runs (sucked).  I had some fun unbreaking walls that I got to ride.


Take note of the three dips...


And compare that to the schlogging drop offs I had below.



Marlon is getting really good with his drones!  If you are looking for an aerial photographer, give him a shout!


Great day!

W:33/F:43/S:12

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