Yesterday when I got home I crashed on the couch for a couple of hours. I was groggy when I got up, but I knew the wind was down and I wanted to paddle around for some exercise.
Despite what is in the picture, these waves were rideable - especially with the lower tide.
Roland was setting up his Foil Drive when I got there. I wanted to use this session to get back to surfing for a bit.
And here is what I have been wanting to test out - the True Ames Tappy Twins plus a Tappy Trailer fin.
The Firewire Sweet Potato has been such an awesome board for me - as long as the waves are waist high, I can get some really satisfying turns in.
I picked up a handful of waves in the 40 minutes I was in the water. A couple of them I was able to get in some great turns. Another just kept on going and even though the turns were not as hard as the other two referenced, they were more than satisfying!
These fins really feel great in this board. Like the Tappy Quads I had out last time, these felt more subtle - they were there doing their job, but doing it so well I didn't notice them. No tracky, sticky feelings - release coming off the top turns, and drive going into a bottom turn - these let me do what the section in front of me expected me to do, and I was able to do it well.
These do have more "presence" than the quad set did - but I'll do some back-to-back testing to really get the differences down.
Super fun session!
W:57/FD:127/PW:60/S:9
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