Marvin, Norm and I did a Foil Drive afternoon session at Pavilions.
Wind was rotating back to trades, but they were light.
Medium high tide (I just followed Norm out - he's the guru for this place and he hardly hits bottom - unlike me - I can easily find the high spots...)
And if you were patient, the sets were still good sized.
Same setup as yesterday.
I nudged the foil up a notch - and it was perfect!
I nabbed several of the set waves - and they were well overhead and pitching lip. With the Evolution Cedrus Surf mast and the AFS Enduro 900/HA40 - I would bank off sections and take the line just below the white water.
Until it wasn't.
I took off with my feet in the wrong place on one of the bigger waves and I ended up in a bad wipeout. I got hit by the foil and the board (it's Taco Tuesday isn't it???)
I ended up cracking the carbon up near the nose - probably with my knee as it is swollen. My right toe and my side also got hit by the foil/mast.
Dinging a board in it's first few outings is a sign that you are pushing it as hard as you can!!!
14 rides with a few failed attempts.
I got some legit double dips.
I think to get the board to move faster, I'm going to have to cover up the front of the trench. I can feel something going on in that area that is slowing the board down. It only makes sense - void near faster flow = low pressure area (basic fluid dynamics).
I'll dig out some rigid plastic sheeting and make a cap sheet that I'll keep in place with aluminum tape.
W:48/FD:92/PW:13/S:4
