But this is the real reason I didn't get skunked.
After coming home from Kailua, La and I checked out the Lineup Wave Pool at the end of the neighborhood access road. It was crowded so we didn't get down, but behind it I could see the whitecaps out on the ocean. No question what I did after that...
When I got to the parking lot, Eli was already breaking his gear down. He said he was using his small wing, but that the wind had started dropping. I walked over to the beach and the wind had almost gone calm at the beach - but you can see the texture outside.
I setup the Kujira 1210 on the 85cm Project Cedrus mast, the Stringy direct bolt fuselage and pumped up the RS 6.1. There was a big cloud overhead so I figured the conditions would turn around. The wind hadn't come up but I went ahead and paddled out.
It did come up and I had a great time for over an hour.
Derek came out (and like always was taking pictures - these came from his upload to a What's App group.
The waves were fun! Rollers coming in, but not death defying.
I got almost 14 miles in during the 1.3 hours the wind was blowing.
I felt some shifting in the rig... turns out the front foil screws were loosening up.
Honestly the way the wind felt - this was a thermal.
I'll take it! I can't complain about any of the water time activities I've been doing lately - but getting to wing is always special.
W:29/F:20/S:17
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