The wind was blowing hard while I was driving home. Norm texted that he was planning on winging over at Paviliions.
I had not planned on winging today - so when I got to the beach, I was scrambling to get everything set up - the wind was strong, but winds more often than not tend to break down the closer you get to dusk so time was limited.
I opted for a higher wind foil and board, and a larger wing - to make sure I could get up on foil in the case of lighter winds.
And I brought out the GoPro 12 mounted on the strut to see what the wide angle lens could capture.
Having the AFS Silk 850 out, I did not want to ground at all - so it took me a while to get past the shallow spots. After that, with the North winds - the runs were nearly parallel to the beach.
On the first run, I made it out past Fenceline. I had to stay further outside to keep in the cleaner wind.
I rode some waves and headed back over to Pavilions - just to make sure I wouldn't have to swim back... the wind was strong, but not without holes.
It's hard to rig for days like this. The North Nova Pro handled it, but I wonder of the Mode Pro 4.8 would have been better...
The Silks aren't known for their speed, and the waves today were getting blown nearly flat - I think I would have been better off with the SK8750???
I could sense the wind weakening so I headed in. Any session where you don't have to paddle in is a great one!
W:8/FD:17/PW:1
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