It was windy all day today -
Got home and packed up for a strong wind session!
Decided to use the Cabrinha Prestige 905/Union 160 Rear Stabilizer - mounted on to No.34 via the Cabrinha Apex 78cm mast.
Power provided by the BRM S3 4.2
The wind was still weird. Way up, then way down. The S3 4.2 was the right size for today - but during some gusts, the S3 3.4 would have been nice.
At least the direction was relatively steady.
Norm launched from PVs and rode upwind to Fenceline. He rode a bunch but then headed back to avoid getting stuck.
The waves were big - like breaking outside on the 3rd reef big.
I paddled further than I needed to - but I didn't want to deal with launching the parawing in an area where I would have to contend with white water.
The first part of my session was trying to find the safe riding zone - where I could catch and ride waves without getting smashed.
I did catch a few runners with the parawing retracted - one was really long - felt like a monster was chasing me (but I got in some good carves).
Back half of the session was just trying not to blow away in the strong gusts ripping through.
On the inside, I was down loop jibing more than regular jibing. I was tempted to try tacking onto a wave - but I figured I should wait for a less big day to reduce the consequences of a botched maneuver.
The down time slots were due to lulls. But overall I was up more than I was down. And I didn't get smashed!
I figured I had a good session and should end it on a high note.
Wind will be up for the next several days
PF:8/W:3/PW:71/FD:53/S:20
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