The forecast was calling for steadier winds from the ENE. We ended up with some up and down wind from the E.
Nice higher tide. Mushy chest high swell.
Prayot was packing up by the time I got to the beach. He had a good session, but the wind started to falter with the rain clouds moving in.
Knowing the weather would produce wind soon enough, I went ahead and setup.
Silk 850, 142 Rear Stabilizer, AFS UHM 85cm mast all on No.40.
With the up and down wind, I opted for the Nova Pro 5.0
And despite the seemingly marginal conditions, this was actually a really good session.
Lots of waves - tons of carving - so much fun! The waves were a little bit slopey, and they weren't standing up like on Sunday - but still a blast!
And after an hour or so, a rain squall started moving in. I told Roland I was going in - and like most squalls, the wind tanked right after the rain cleared.
Marvin and Norm were out on FD. They both said the conditions were challenging.
Looking at the speed graph - 21mph on the Silk 850 - I'm betting this was on one of the larger waves.
Rinsing off at the shower, I noticed a missing piece off the rear stabilizer. I don't recall hitting anything, but there have been a lot of fish swimming around lately. Maybe a turtle??? I'm going to fix the stabilizer - so that means either switching over to the HA40 or HA38. Wind is supposed to be better tomorrow -
W:26/FD:54/PW:1/S:4
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