Waves were definitely up this afternoon.
The wind was blowing on the outside - but on the inside it was swirly again.
The tide was high enough not to easily foil a foil.
Today's session was a downwinder from WPB to PV. Marvin and Norm were on Foil Drive. I went on parawing.
AFS Enduro 1300/HA43/Evolution Cedrus Surf 77.5cm foil all bolted on No.34 (I wanted to start getting used to riding smaller boards)
Power provided by the BRM Ka'a 4.8m
This was a fun run - but the wind was way up and down.
There was wind at the start - in fact I was able to get up pretty quick. Then the wind lost its punch and I had to drift for a while (all while trying to get back up).
I'm trying to force myself to get up at least once each session going goofy.
Out in front of Campgrounds I got back into stronger wind and was able to get back up.
I made sure to try out the harness hook on the V2 bar - it did make it easier to manage a fully lit PW.
Looks like I covered more ground on foil.
I also made a beeline for the landing spot - I didn't want to get caught outside and have to paddle in. I got greedy, pulled a jibe and headed back out. I didn't make it too far because the wind died.
At least the paddle was relatively short.
You can see the shifty wind - both direction and strength.
So based on this chart and the track above, it looks like the beeline was quick (I spent more time lollygagging off foil. and what time I was up on foil I was booking).
There were two wingers making their way down - they were on Unifoil wings. When I was up on the beach rising down, they were drifting on through to No Man's Land... there is a reason why the WPB foilers say "If you can foil here, you can foil anywhere"
W:47/FD:84/PW:11/S:4
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