Garage Works - 11/4/2024

As with most recent Mondays, I took the day off from foiling/water time and took a short nap in the afternoon.

Then I hit the garage to get some of the projects further along -

I started with the SK8 950 repair.  I sanded the excess carbon and epoxy off to see where I was at.

You can see the little clear "hook" or cutout - that still needs to be filled, so more carbon and epoxy...

The extra layers will also help strengthen the wingtip so no big deals.

Slow and steady is the best way to fix a broken wing tip.

I'll sand this down again tomorrow and get it faired in.  If it goes well, I can use the solid paint marker and get it filled in and wet sanded.

And I got the center line filled in on Greg's board.  That's after sanding the excess epoxy from yesterday off the center line delamination repair.

This fill will help even out the unevenness between the two sides (and how they took the epoxy differently based on the condition of the foam). 

Tomorrow I'll sand this to get it flatter - then I'll put some rail tape over it to help make sure it doesn't ever open up unexpectedly.

I'll also sand the bottom fills and see if I can get rail tape over the nose and tail repair areas.

Dawn Patrol - 11/3/2024

I decided to Foil Drive this morning at WPB - Marlon indicated he was excited to use the Takuma foils  so I changed plans (Hickam).

There were fun sized waves still coming through.  Dean and Noel were out - 

I believe this is No.18 that Marlon is riding - and he was out on the Takuma Kujira 1210 (haven't said that in a minute...) 

I had the same gear out - I really love this setup (and the Spitfire 900 when it gets bigger).  No.34 just works so well to get up quick.  And it still turns super hard without touching - what more could you ask for?

I actually burned through half my battery in 30 minutes - the waves were that good (for Foil Drive-ing - the poor longboarders were just sitting around and fighting for the scraps_.

So many carves.... so much fun!!!!

I even got a few double dips buried in the track somewhere.

17 waves in the first hour - ridiculous!!!!  20 overall for today - no room for complaint.

Marlon said he caught several, and he was even starting to make turns!

And today was the first day winging/foiling didn't tax me (no blood drawn, no smashed foil, no torn wing - even keel today).  I like to think it might have been the plastic bag I picked up and put in the trash.  Whatever the factor - I'm glad I didn't have to pay today (for once). 

W:135/PW:2/FD:80/F:5/S:19

Garage Works - 11/2/2024

Here is the Ezzy all repaired (thanks La!!!)

That was fixed yesterday.

Today I reminded Marlon the Takuma foils are his now.  To make me feel better about him taking these out and using them without me around, I rounded off the shark teeth winglets.  I should have done this when I got these foils - now they are less likely to cut...

And I showed him how to set up the foil on the board - including the foil angle of incidence.

Then I went ahead and prepared the crushed wingtip on the SK8 950 for the carbon patch lamination.

I'll start laminating the different layers on to the wing tip tomorrow (when I also place epoxy into the longboard I'm fixing for Greg).

I don't mind doing this for other people - but I get frustrated when I have to do it on my own foils.

Wing Foiling Session - 11/2/2024

The trades were forecasted to back down for a bit - but there was ridable wind forecasted for Kailua this morning.

Rex, Martin and Sandra were there - good sign

I went big on everything except the board (had No.36, but probably should have had No.34)

North Mode Pro 6.8 and the F One Eagle 1090.

It took me 30 minutes to get up on foil - but once I did I was able to stay up for all but one fall.

On my last 5.0 mile split, I got the run in under 20 minutes.  Were it not for the slow start, my average speed would have been closer to 15 mph.

Lots of carving today!  The waves weren't huge, but they were still fun.

I also got a ton of tacks in on the inside.

This was definitely the low end of everything -

Not bad for a light wind session

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Wing Foiling Session - 11/1/2024

Got in an afternoon winging session.  Wind was nice and strong.  There were still some waves coming through.

Same board - but back on the SK8 950/C200

And pumped up the North Nova Pro 5.0 (such a good wing in the waves).

When I got to the beach, there were whitecaps.  But I didn't trust them to stay up, and that's why I setup the medium sized gear.

I stayed out just over an hour - and the wind collapsed just after I got in.

I was ripping today (if I do say so myself).  Big difference over yesterday - but I think the wind was a bit stronger and more direct today.

The waves were still super fun - so many carves!!!

It was good until it wasn't.

Eli, Roland, Zach and Kalani were all out.

Eli and Zach headed in right after I did - I could feel the pressure drop off.

Roland and Kalani didn't head in

I was up on foil for most of the session.

When I was at the shower I noticed this - a pretty good ding on the SK8 950.  Man am I ever paying dues right now... 

W:134/PW:2/FD:79/F:5/S:19