The winds today were lighter than yesterday - but I had committed to doing a DW run from WP to PV - and on a parawing at that.
Same gear as yesterday. Need to develop muscle memory at this point - and consistency goes a long way towards that goal.
Norm was also going on the DW run - he was using his Elev8 5.0
From how this afternoon went and comparing it to yesterday, the Flow D Wing 4.2 needs about 17mph to have enough energy to pull me up on to foil.
The problem with that is the lulls and the subsequent floating around waiting for the next gust.
I did get up on to foil and made some longer runs, with integrated jibes. I'm also getting better at balancing on the board while trying to power up. I think with the lighter winds, there was also a degree of shifting - which would only make it more challenging.
I wasn't able to get to the inside on foil... I had another 30 minute paddle almost straight into the wind. At least the parawing training is keeping me in surfing shape.
The ups and downs are not conducive to parawinging. I didn't come off foil today by losing my balance - but rather running out of wind to keep the parawing flying. Again - from the past two days I get the feel that the low end of the D Wing is at 17mph.
I also felt like I could go upwind with minimal issues.
What I didn't feel like I could do easily was switching stance to goofy. With out constant pressure to lean against from the parawing, I didn't feel like I could make the foot change without falling in.
Being a kook again makes me feel invigorated!
W:37/FD:67/PW:3/S:4
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