From Kailua we headed to Kahala to meet up with Matt and so we could do a practice run for the upcoming upwind-downwind winging race.
This was my first time out at Kahala, and Matt's second. We were both interested in learning the launch and recovery spots.
I setup the same gear that I had up at Kailua.
Getting out on a really high tide was not as bad as I thought it would be - you still definitely have to watch out for the reef - but I got out with a leap of faith (that I had enough wind to ride high and not hit the reef).
I had a hard time with the upwind leg. The wind was so strong that the drag was slowing me down more than the wind could provide enough bernoullis.
The Garmin depleted its battery less than halfway through the trial run.
Matt made it to the blinker buoy first. I ended up making it and took the opportunity to practice rounding the marker with tacks.
Then we headed downwind - which is such a unique experience. I made it back in without incident (whew). I would have preferred a much smaller wing going upwind, and a much bigger wing going downwind, but you can only choose one foil and one wing.
Again this was only a portion of the run (because my GPS watch ran out of charge).
A brutal as winging in Nuking Futs conditions were - I love pushing myself to do things I haven't done before (long live GenX!!!)
W:80/F:76/S:31
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