The winds came back today!!!
Norm and I launched from Pavilions (he was out an hour earlier). I had to paddle out a bit before I felt comfortable launching (the tide was pretty low - primarily why we decided to go to Pavilions in the first place).
I didn't want to risk having to paddle in so I setup the North Nova Pro 5.0
And today was also the inaugural run of No.40 under wing power!!!
I set up the F One SK8 950/Carve 195 - this is where it balanced out (and it was spot on).
The wind was up and down - but it was always enough for me to stay up on foil.
When I took off I saw Norm out at Campgrounds so I made a beeline out.
Then I figured I'd keep on going and see how the waves were at WPB. I surfed a few waves and headed back downwind. I had to pay attention to where the wind channels were to stay powered.
I surfed the waves that were breaking along the way back down. With the wind swell, Campgrounds and the reefs in front of Nimitz Beach were standing up nicely.
I ended the session surfing in front of Pavilions - the wind was filled in nicely close in and got several really fun rides.
Most of my transitions were jibes - mainly because I felt rusty winging in strong winds. Towards the end of the session I did throw some tacks (and I nailed them).
This was the graph from Hickam (the Kalaeloa meter gets goofy on normal trade directions). And it looks like it fell apart around 1pm today.
That kinda feels like what was blowing while I was out.
And this graph shows a few of things.
First - I did not go down the entire session. Solid blue the whole way!
Second - the thin black line around :15 is me touching down and pumping back up.
Third - the three black lines around :38 minutes to :50 was me throwing my tacks.
The board performed flawlessly! No speed records broken, no epic turns - just some mellow action (with hints of mega potential without the drama).
The wind is forecasted to be strong for at least 2 weeks - I have to pace myself so I don't get hurt along the way. I'm glad to be winging again!
W:12/FD:39/PW:1/S:3
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