Hit WPB this afternoon. Pulling up to the parking lot and checking the conditions, there were white caps everywhere.
I had finished wetsanding the AFS Silk 850 before going to the beach - that got bolted to the mast and No.40 - so I basically went out on the same gear as yesterday - but I did switch out the North Mode Pro 4.8 for the Neilpryde Fly 4.0
I was ultra cautious paddling out - made sure I was clearly in deeper water before trying to launch - I didn't want to scratch the just sanded foils...
It was pretty windy, so the NP Fly worked well. It has a short chord so it was a tad playful (unstable) in pitch but that also made the wing super flickable (especially in transitions). I kept making comparisons in my mind to the NP Combat windsurfing sail from the 90's - subtle power, but on the edge of unstable (really maneuverable if you knew you needed to control the flow).
I felt there was enough power in the wing to throw tacks - and throw tacks I did! I did two in front of Roland and he made it known that those turns were worthy of high praise. The Silk 850 carves so hard - this really is a special foil!!! And now after the filling and sanding - it rides super smooth and runs silent.
Today was a good day for wave riding!
The wind was stronger and more consistent than yesterday. I did go in before the others (Prayot, Roland and Duke) because the wind felt like it was weakening and I didn't want to get stuck outside if the NP Fly didn't the low end to get me up.
Another good day of strong winds!
Prayot pumped up his new PPC M1 4.0
This wing looked good!
W:15/FD:39/PW:1/S:3
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