And hot on the heels of trying out No.26, I brought No.27 out for the first time today.
The waves were a little bigger than yesterday (but not by much). The tide was lower and the wind was still up and down.
I used the same foil as yesterday - ART999/400P/68cm Project Cedrus Mast
I started off with the foil mounted dead center in the tracks. After two waves, I moved it back a little and here is where it ended up.
This will be a good point to really start trying to get the sweet spot defined.
This board is easier to paddle, takeoff with and pump. Not as easy as the 4'8" - but this also is lighter and moves faster. I had a hand full of waves that I was able to ride and carve on - but I wasn't able to pump out on any of them. I'll credit that to getting used to the board.
Overall I can tell this is going to be a good board (for me and my riding style). I'll spend more time on this and No.26 (although as I am thinking right now - No.26 may be outfitted to be a sinker winging board) - so I can get used to the shorter dimensions. I do not think I need a board shorter than this one - and perhaps the goldilocks zone for me is 4'8" to 4'6" for prone, and 4'10" to 5'0" for winging.
One bad thing did happen today. A longboarder took off and aimed right at me as I was paddling out. He never even tried to move out of a collision. I had the foil up because I was paddling back out... he hit the foil. I didn't see any dings on No.27 or the foil. He was physically ok - but I gave him a scolding for not watching where he was going. As long as nobody got hurt and my stuff wasn't damaged, I'm letting this go so I can reject the negative energy.
Dawn patrol tomorrow....
W:101/F:92/S:34
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