Dawn patrolled Kailua Beach Park for parawinging!
Wind was up early (kinda always is over there) - but weird thing was no one was out - just the regulars talking story in the rigging area.
This view never gets old...
With the winds as strong as they are - I wanted to see if the Cabrinha Prestige would deliver in these conditions. Wind was over 20mph - so up went the BRM Maliko 4.0
This setup delivered in spades!!!! SO GOOD!
You can totally see the upwind pinch, then the jibe onto the peaking waves, the LONG DW rides (so much fun!!!!), and finally the return leg to the starting point to recycle.
Jump City and the Beach Park are perfect for parawinging. When you want to retract the parawing, the wind is at your back so there is zero resistance.
I was still on the jury rigged harness/stash bag - so I didn't let the hook take the full load. Other than that the Maliko 4.0 performed great.
Kalani was riding to even further out (he can haul upwind tighter on the Triple Seven PT Hybrid than I can on the BRM Maliko). His DW rides were longer than my rides.
The highlight of today was riding the swell outside to way inside - the longer ones had to have been a quarter mile. No drag from an inflated wing. No having to manage a wing that lost its wind (dead weight). Just pure foil surfing!!!
One critique I have with the Cabrinha setup - the mast height is a touch short for unbridled attacks (I may have to get the 84cm... - gotta think about this one. I'm not racing anymore, so I could sell the Evolution Cedrus masts to fund this...)
I just ordered a BRM S3 4.2m - this (and some other equipment procurements) are why I sold the F One foils, the Unifoil Progression 170, the Evolution Cedrus adapters I no longer used, and the two Triple Seven PT Hybrids. After this round, the equipment selection should be stable for a bit - just outings to get miles on everything and enjoy it.
The wind is forecasted to be with us for quite some time. With La coming home tonight, I may take a break for a couple of days to rest up (or maybe just do shorter sessions).
PF:8/W:2/PW:53/FD:37/S:17
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