When I got to the beach, there were whitecaps ripping across the outside. Knowing the forecast called for the wind to drop off I headed out to get some while it was out there.
I only took the BRM S3 4.2....
And I figured with the strong wind, that I could try out the Whippit 850/Tweaker 160
First off - this foil (which works brilliantly for Foil Drive-ing) is best left for Foil Drive-ing.
With not as much (not much at all) glide, I had to work to keep on foil during the lulls.
It does surf phenomenally - I caught a few good ones while the wind was up. But without the glide in between peaks and gusts, I felt vulnerable to dropping out.
Which I did.
And down I stayed for quite some time.
And when I was up, the lower AR of the foil and the smaller PW made for difficult times trying to get upwind. I was losing ground just to keep foil speed up (hoping I wouldn't drop off foil - which I did anyways).
I hate the Kaohi leash. I am never going to use those again for parawinging. On what would have been good redeploys, the brindle lines caught the stupid coil. I'll use a straight leash before I ever use a Kaohi coil.
I should have brought out the BRM S3 5.3 as a come home PW.
I should be able to keep the Whippit Foil Drive-ing... I just ordered a Cabrinha Domani 960 -
PF:11/W:3/PW:142/FD:77/S:29
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