Parawing Session - 12/23/2025

Today was the day the wind was supposed to crank up to near nuking levels.  The trees at my house were blowing, and I finished helping clean up around the house - so of I went to the beach.

It was windy, but the wind line was pretty far out.

Smaller stuff - AFS Enduro 1100/HA40 and the Flysurfer POW 4.0

I've been wanting to use the foil - easier to use than the E900 and faster than the E1300.  But in the past, I've had issues with this foil.

This was almost two separate sessions for me -

All was fine at the onset.  I even got up on the E1100 pretty easily.  The wind and the waves were lined up so I could drift the parawing and ride the swell.  I could have doused the PW, but having it up and not pulling on you actually comes in handy.

Then I rode a wave too far to the left and I got in the swirly wind zone.  The next hour was spent trying to get into a wind line that would power up the POW 4.0

That really didn't happen - the wind had dropped and I was in a lull.  If I had brought the POW 5.0 I could have swapped out the PWs and kept on going.  But instead I drifted down and when I got to the last cabin, I packed up the PW and paddled back up to Fenceline.

I was able to get back up and the rides were really good - so good I stayed out and had a crap ton more rides.

You can see the dip in the wind.

I could have used the E1300 and I probably could have gotten up with that front foil also (during the lull).

I'll likely push the foil up a notch - next time I get to use it... the wind is going to stick around, but not at today's strength.  Probably have two more sessions before the wind disappears again.

W:58/FD:142/PW:74/S:20/PF:3