I winged Hickam this morning while the wind was still nuking.
I setup No.36 with Prayot's AFS Enduro 900/Silk 152 rear stabilizer - with my AFS UHM 85cm mast. Prayot had the stabilizer in the rear position - I moved it to the forward position.
And with the strong winds, I figured I use the Ezzy Flight 4.0
What an awesome foil!!! Tremendous glide, easy to tack, turns super good - all around great foil.
It is also worth mentioning that once you are up on foil, this combo pumps well and it has a really low stall speed. It left quite the positive impression on me.
The other thing to note is I have only used Cedrus masts for the past few years. This is the first OEM mast I actually wanted to try out. First impressions are it is stiff, doesn't ventilate and if goes fast. I'm not sure if it is faster/slower than the Cedrus masts. I'll have to test this mast more.
I spent the first 10 minutes getting a feel for how this Enduro 900 turned. Tacks and jibes went really well.
After that I headed outside to see how this foil surfs. It does not drive through tight turns like the Silk 850 does - but the glide that it does have helps you when you need to get across a flat spot.
This foil also slips through white water like it wasn't even there - except right behind a just broken wave - that's the only place where I could feel the foil start to get jittery.
And after riding several waves (they were super fun) - I headed back to the inside and did some speed runs.
I think I can get more out of this foil. My HA40 rear stabilizer should be in the mail today -
Fun session!!!
W:149/PW:2/FD:89/F:5/S:29
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