Stupid strong winds today!!! This is Hurricane Dora throttling the tradewinds while passing 500 miles south of the Hawaiian Islands. The surf was also on the bigger side.
Knowing that the winds were at ludicrous speeds, I opted to do a little testing today. I ran two sessions with the same wing/board/mast and changed out the lower foil assembly.
Yup - the wind was nucking futs!!!!
First up was the HPS 700 and 380HA rear stabilizer. I had this set right at the Eagle 1090 mounting spot.
This foil is predicable, smooth to rise and nice and loose. Having just refinished both the foil and the stabilizer, this foil set still made some noise
I used the Mantis 2.5 that I got for Noe. There were times I needed more wing to get up and go - but there were other times where nothing would have been small enough.
Track while on the HPS700. I did manage to get a few tacks on this tiny foil.
Not a bad top end speed given the challenging conditions.
Next up was Big Ken's Cabrinha H800
This foil was really smooth - felt buttery underwater and well behaved.
I mounted it all the way forward in the mast tracks on No.25.
This foil does need energy input to stay on foil - which for the most part was not an issue today.
I fell a bit more on this run. More the wind causing havoc
Also didn't get the same top end speed. Again - I think this is more than just the foil - the extreme chop and turbulence, the nuking winds, and the fact that this was a new foil to me - this was still pretty good.
Tomorrow the wind will still be up - not sure where I'll wing...
Today will be a day to remember!!!
W:77/F:71/S:31
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