Got home from running errands and the wind was blowing. It is forecasted to get light for quite sometime (a week) so I figured it would be best to get a session in before it moves on.
The tide was low so I already had reservations about going to WP - Norm said he was going to PV - so that's where I headed.
In sticking with the mixing it up theme, I decided to wing instead of parawing.
No.39 with the Evolution Cedrus Surf mast, AFS Enduro 900/Mako Carve 130 rear stabilizer
It has been quite some time since I winged. After I lost the North Mode Pro 4.8 here at PV and decided to commit to learning to parawing, I think I have only winged to dial in a board or new foils. So this is the first time I voluntarily winged.
I forgot how much I can lean into a wing and pull myself up to foil/turn harder if pulling against the wing/tack easier than using a parawing.
The wind kicked up some swell that could be ridden on the outside.
With the wind as strong as it was, I was able to launch pretty close to the beach (and got up and moving before reaching the shallow spots). And even at the end of the session as the wind was dropping, I headed in, made it across the shallows, saw more wind coming, tacked and repeated the run.
The North Nova Pro 5.0 is such a dependable piece of equipment -
The rear stabilizer did not give the same amount of instantaneous upwind pull as the HA40, and there seemed to be more pitch instability when riding swell - which is odd because using this foil and stab while Foil Drive-ing I don't get those same sensations.
You could see the wind dropping off around 4:15 so I figured why ruin a great session by paddling in. I rode to just about where I launched and called it a session.
I forgot how much fun winging could be!
W:59/FD:142/PW:75/S:20/PF:4
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