The wind was nuking today! There were also some good waves - but the tide was on the low side.
With the strong wind, I wanted to try a different approach. I took the footstraps off No.36 and bolted on the SK8 750/C161W - so I could figure out where I'd have to move the straps to accommodate this smaller foil (and the other small foils I have).
The Ezzy Flight 4.0 was on deck. For most of the session I was well to over powered.
I had a tremendous session riding some good sized waves.
Using the board without footstraps was not hard, but it did take some adjusting - primarily on takeoff. It was like there was too much lift, but also at the same time that there wasn't enough power.
When everything did line up -
Marlon came after work to maybe get some foiling in - but he recalled the lower afternoon tides. He flew the drone instead.
I should have gone in while the getting was good, but I headed back out to get a better angle for landing. That's when the wind slackened a lot.
I was stuck way on the outside. I just put my head down and started to paddle (blue lines on the left). I did manage to get up on a gust - and took away half the paddling I was going to have to do.
So when using a smaller front foil and the Ezzy Flight 4.0, beat feet to get in when the wind speeds drop below 20mph.
It was a ton of fun when on foil. I'll definitely sleep well tonight from all the paddling.
W:142/PW:2/FD:80/F:5/S:20
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