Dawn patrolled again out at Kailua - that stretch of coast was the only spot with strong usable wind.
That's Mike in the picture taking anemometer readings - good strong wind (but not as blustery as yesterday)
I downsized board and foils - AFS Enduro 1100/HA40 and No.40
I also downsized on the parawing - BRM Maliko 4.0
Stu was out - downsized to a 4.2 wing. Kalani was out on the same gear (but eventually switched out to a longer fuselage and a surf rear stabilizer).
With the strong, relatively steady wind, the Maliko 4.0 was perfect! No.40 and the Enduro 1100 were perfect also -
The waves at Jump City were awesome! I stashed on a few and the rides were fun going right - where with a wing I'd have to carry the wing when the apparent wind drops off - with the parawing I just retract and go.
The wind dropped off the second half of the session and I got stuck (and couldn't get back up on foil) - I had to do a short walk of shame.
If I had packed the Maliko 5.0, I think I would have been able to keep on going. I should make a habit out of packing a second wing...
In preparation for the new season parawings being released, I have been trying to sell off the non-Maliko V1 parawings.
Yesterday I sold the Ka'a 3.6 (and maybe the Ka'a 4.8) and the Flysurfer POW 5.0
This will allow me to get the Vayu Pyro! And maybe one of those snazzy new AFS Silk V2 front foils...
PF:4/W:2/PW:22/FD:20/S:9
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