I originally was going to wing over at Kailua Beach Park, but there was a canoe race and I didn't want to deal with the crowd.
I eventually made it out to Hickam for an afternoon session.
There was wind, but it was tough to zero in on where it was coming from. Tide is never really an issue here. And the waves were far and few between.
Knowing the conditions, I setup the same exact gear as yesterday - I figure the Ultra 750 would eat up any excess power from the North Nova Pro 5.0
This is a mean setup!
I did get a late start, so I kept an eye out for the wind faltering. When I got to the parking lot, Zach and Naomi were packing up, Matt was out on the water and Ken was setting up.
It's been a while since I really put the Ultra 750 through its paces. I started out running through both tacks and both jibes, and eventually headed out to Firsts.
I nabbed a few waves and checked out Seconds. I got a couple of decent waves, but it really wasn't breaking. I headed back in to make some speed runs.
For its size, the Ultra 750 gets up pretty easily, and it stays up as long as the wing has power. There were a few times when the wing didn't have power and I had to wait for gusts to get back up.
I think the span of this foil limits its top end - 23mph is pretty good, but at 750 square centimeters, you'd think this one would go much faster.
I called it early to avoid having to paddle back (and I'm glad I did - the wind continued to drop).
Fun session!
W:45/FD:84/PW:9/S:4
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