Today's objective was to see if the Zip Pod and streamlined bolt nuts made that much of a difference in drag.
When I got there, it looked kinda small which is what I was expecting. But every 15 minutes or so a good set would roll through. The tide was really high though so the beach was reflecting the wave energy.
AFS Enduro 900/Mako 130 + AFS UHM 80cm mast onboard No.43
Side note - the E900 mark is the correct mark...
Robby, Stu, Kalani and Roland were all out on Foil Drives also.
The reflected backwash made things interesting - lots of pop tart moves (wipeouts).
More straight runs today just to make sure I didn't breach. I had the Enduro 900 a notch too far up so the foil was a bit more lively. I actually should have used the Whippit 850 again (it would have been better suited). You can see the tracks don't have as much carve in them today.
Needless to say - the Zip Pod and the lower profile nuts made for way less drag. I still felt there was some sluggishness when trying to get up to speed. I'm wondering now if it is the 5 pounds of fat I have been dragging around lately.
14 rides. I did miss a few due to the bogging down I was mentioning. But I did come in with 50% left on the battery.
The surf this weekend is supposed to get up to 7' again... might be time to surf again.
PF:8/W:3/PW:60/FD:44/S:18
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