The swell still had some sets coming through, but definitely fading.
The tide was flooding and there was some slight texture on the water this morning (some light wind). But nothing too bad - still nice conditions.
I changed things up a bit. No.41 with the AFS Silk 850/HA40.
I set it up with similar spacing that is on No.40
I also tried out a low residue duct tape to hold the ABS sheeting in place to cover the trench.
Norm was the next to arrive. Jill, Stu, Derek and eventually Marvin were out also.
This was the first time I've had the AFS Silk 850 rigged to No.41
This foil never ceases to amaze me! Turns were super tight and you can bank (roll, yaw and pitch all at the same time) so nicely -
I took a wave really early inside to make sure the setting didn't have too much front foot pressure - I prefer a progressive liftoff so I can control what's going on when on a steeper wave.
There was one wave (at 33 minutes) - big set wave - I took off but going down the face I had too much speed and my feet were slightly off optimal position - so I bailed. This is what I am referring to - but for all the other rides I had, which were around head high, this wasn't an issue.
Lots of curves in the GPS tracks - straight from the slashing capabilities of the Silk 850.
There was a hint of excess front foot pressure - but I think I want to swap out the HA40 rear stabilizer for the Silk 42. I think this will solve the excess initial lift and also increase the already radical banking capability of the front foil.
15 rides today
Super fun session!
W:56/FD:111/PW:29/S:6
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