Hit Hickam early yesterday with Kalani. Wind looked strong, but at the surface, it was acting a little funny.
I bought No.26 out, and to make it even more challenging, I setup the Eagle 1090.
Here's where I had it set up
I also pumped up the RS 5.1 (basing my choice on the way the flag was flapping and the texture on the water). The plan and the expectations were great - but the execution was way off. I was able to balance on the board, but there wasn't enough power in the wing to get up on foil - except once during a big gust.
I paddled back in from the reef line (UPWIND the whole time - it took forever) and swapped the foil over to the WWFB. I had better luck on the bigger board - but the wind also went wonky and it also turned hard north. While the wind was good, I headed out to Firsts. When I got out there, that's when the shift happened and I spend the rest of the session just trying to get back to the launch.
Eventually I did make it (so I didn't have to swim twice).
Another example of the actual wind not coming anywhere near the forecast.
Not the best wind -
This was from the session with the WWFB. I didn't even record the first session.
W:113/F:94/S:38
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