Foil Drive Dawn Patrol - 1/1/2026

First dawn patrol of 2026!

Marlon and I stayed on shore until the sun came up.  It was cold (by our standards) - 65 degrees.

The usual suspects were all out doing the same - Dennis, Noel, Kalani, Derek, Makana, Ben, Andrew, and John.  The swell was really small.

Marlon brought his longboard -

I brought the same gear as yesterday.  And I didn't change out the rear stabilizer - AGAIN - and I had the same lack of glide to get me through the flat sections.  When I had a peak to turn on it was great to have the Mako Carve bolted on - but the rides in general were shorter.  The HA40 would have been the best option.

Still got an hour and a half long session.

With the waves as small as they were, the takeoff spots were concentrated. 

And I had a bunch of false starts - 19 rides mixed in these peaks.

Nice way to open up the New Year!!!

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