There was "annoying" wind this afternoon - pretty much thermals going straight on shore.
High tide, small swell running were the pluses.
Choppy surface conditions and wind not strong enough to get up on foil were the minuses.
These two were chillaxing this evening -
And having a fully charged battery that I needed to discharge, I opted to experiment today.
I want to start using the AFS Silk 650 on the bigger days - but in order to do that, I need to get it dialed in.
And to get up on foil more efficiently, I need to build board speed - so that meant No.39 (fastest board I've ever made).
I used the wing screws so I could make adjustments and get the 650 dialed in.
I ended up moving the foil back and forth to get the "balanced" feel.
And eventually I remembered the main issue was this is a 650 - and I need speed to keep this foil moving.
For those days where the swell is sustained this foil is going to infinitely rip. Today I had several waves where it was working and I could tell when I was hitting the stall speed. For sure I had it way forward (too much lift and I was having trouble keeping the foil down). I had made adjustments and finally got to the point where it wasn't lifting me with subtle foot pressure.
So forward a couple of notches it went and now everything seems balanced. I rode several waves and the "nervousness" that this foil always seemed to have when I used it, started to give way to the solid carving that I seem to get consistently from the bigger Silks.
21 rides. The first half was mostly falling - while trying to get the foil dialed in.
Interestingly the foil settled in behind where I had marked the Silk 850.
Next time I Foil Drive I'll start the Silk 850 back a 1/4" and see if the way I use the foils has changed over time.
The waves look to be getting a tad bit bigger tomorrow. I think I'll surf the Revo Max... And even better news - there is supposed to be wind on Saturday morning...
PF:5/W:2/PW:31/FD:29/S:12
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