After missing two days because of the onshore south winds, I was going today regardless of the conditions.
The winds were there - and Roland and I went out anyways.
Nice high tide, pretty good energy levels in the water pulsing up from the southern hemisphere....
No.40 with some change outs - I used the original motor with the 15cm cable and the AFS Silk 850/142 rear stabilizer.
Once I got the characteristics of the foil down, this thing ROCKED!!! The differences are well publicized - but you often don't get it until you experience it.
The Silk 850 is a devastating carving weapon - and it cut through big white water with zero drama. I could feel the turbulence, but I never lost lift while moving through the aerated zone. Not many foils out there that could do that.
The Enduro 900 also carves, but it isn't as visceral and it glides and pumps through the flats with ease.
Today was challenging - the waves were really fat so they were hard to get on and stay out in front of. And when I did get on them - they were jacking (and thus the opportunity to carve hard).
And Roland was finally getting up and riding using the Foil Drive. He was getting up on both feet much faster.
He got even better (catching waves more consistently and riding) when the wind died back and we had moved over to the Cabins side.
22 rides on this choppy wave, challenging day.
I'm going to keep riding the AFS Silk 850 for a bit -
W:31/FD:60/PW:1/S:4
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