I skipped out on the dawn patrol this morning (because I took La to brunch!) - and instead hit WPB when the thermals lit off.
I had figured with the weather the way it was (super sunny skies) the thermals would fill in and we'd have good conditions - well I was wrong... we had great wind and some really good winging surf - solid south swell!!!
Prayot was already out - SW1 4.2 and the Eagle 990
I setup No.32 with the SK8 950/C200 monblock tail. So much for having moved the track boxes forward... I should have moved them 2" forward. The thermals were really strong - I decided to inflate the SW2 4.7.
Launching was really tough - I had to swim out to the wind line which was about a 1/4 mile out. The winds were coming ENE, maybe even straight E so the normal patterns were off also (had to point straight south to get up to speed). I tried climbing on the board too early (No.32 sinks a bit) and hit the bottom a few times (5h!t).
A few sets came through while I was swimming out. I escaped without any battle damage - but Kalani ended up with a torn corner on his SW2 6.0
I stayed out for almost 3 hours - and got in over 33 miles.
The waves were epic!!! Head and half high mountains! I lost count of how many I rode....
I did not try to tack today - I wanted to get more familar with the SK8 before trying.
I was really tired when I got in and the last hour I was riding goofy to give my right quads a break.
Straight east winds.
This is super considering it was driven by thermals!!!
I think the errant speed reading was on a crash. I found a 20.3mph reading in the group.
Epic day!!!
W:94/F:89/S:35
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