Saturday, August 5, 2023

Dawn Patrol - 8/5/2023

Dawn patrol this morning - nice conditions with mid tide, very little wind and decent sized waves.  Marlon was longboarding and Kaylani was the photographer.  I didn't see any pictures so I'm not sure how their session was.

I headed out to the outside break.  Wave were really inconsistent so when I did catch one, I would stay inside for a bit and ride the inside waves before making my way back outside.

Kalani and Dennis were on SUP Foil FD today and they were really killing it.


I'm going into a round of testing to figure out what equipment works best for FD Prone.  I know what I have with the Axis HPS980 - stability, progressive lift on takeoff, turns well, can pump back out but feels a little on the slow side.

Today I move on to the Kujira 1210.  This is a little faster, but has a little less pump.  Of note I did get a triple repeat and a few doubles - but this may have been more attributed to the set makeup and less the performance of the foil.  But then again, I have used this foil extensively and know how to use it to extract wave energy.


I got 3 hours and drove the battery down to 38%.

Tomorrow I'll likely use the 1095.  I have a Magic Hub that Kalani got for me - but I'm going limit this testing to see which foil gives the best performance, then see if the magic hub makes a difference for me.

W:75/F:70/S:31

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