Foil Drive Dawn Patrol - 10/31/2026

350kJ on the Surfline forecast.  2.5' high tide.

And no wind -

With the larger surf and the weekend crowd, I figured it would be best to Foil Drive.

And knowing the full tide would somewhat dampen the intensity of the surf, I figured I'd try something different - the HA Ultra 750/UGlide 41

I couldn't remember if the forward most marks were for the Ultra 750, or if I had worked out that the Silk 850 and the Ultra 750 shared the same mounting point.

I started out using the forward marks - but after the first few waves I brought it back in the slots (to the Silk 850 marks).  I could more easily control the foil after the adjustment. 

I kept moving to the right towards 5-O's

The waves were heavier out there and the chop that was on the inside cleaned up nicely.

The waves were well overhead - I had some really challenging rides (adjusting to the nuances of the Ultra 750)

16 rides and no getting smashed - good score!

Not sure I hit 29.5mph....

PF:11/W:3/PW:133/FD:77/S:28

Parawing Session - 9/27/2026

Double session at Hickam today - winds were a notch below smoke on the water

The surf was pretty unruly outside - which is why I went to Hickam.

I set up the AFS Ultra 750 again - I wanted to get the mast position dialed in.  I ended up moving it a hair more forward and was happy with how it took off.

I was sitting on the board with the BRM S3 3.4m closed up when those 45mph gusts blasted through.  Otherwise the 3.4 handled the wind well

I tried to get a couple of tacks in since this foil has a lot of glide - but the wind was a little much and at the outer run points it was more survival jibing.

Those blue lines were where I hunkered down during the blasting gusts

Probably the strongest winds I've been out on parawing...

Prayot was sitting on his board when I did this flyby.

Interesting to see how the parawing was releasing/holding wind

I went in and swapped out foils to the Cabrinha Whippit 850/Tweaker 390/160

I did stop once to get the mast moved forward.  The setting was ok - I think it still needs to go forward a notch.

Not anything surprising - this foil rolls really well.  Cabrinha's current answer to the AFS Silk.

I tried to stay up closer to the taxiway - the water surface was more settled there.

That 23.9mph run was at the end of the session - I headed on a reach instead of pinching and the foil just went.

Hurricane Nolo is passing to the south of the western Hawaiian Islands now - the winds are forecasted to flow in from the south for the next several days.  I could use the break to rest up.

PF:11/W:3/PW:122/FD:65/S:25

Parawing Session - 9/26/2026

Dawn patrol at Kailua to get into some Hurricane Nolo driven winds

It was nuking!!!!

I watched the conditions for a while before deciding on using the AFS Ultra HA 750/UGlide 141 Rear Stabilizer mounted onto No.44 via the UHM 80cm mast.

I put up the Flysurfer POW 2.5, the BRM Maliko 2.9 and the BRM S3 3.4m parawings

Even though the wind was super strong, I opted to go with the BRM S3 3.4 as it was the most stable when the gusts would come ripping through.  It also depowered enough that I could handle the gusts since I had the small foil bolted on.

There was a lot of chop on the surface - and that made it hard to get situated initially.  But I got through the acclimation quickly and into doing laps

At the top of the course, retracting the PW was pretty easy.  And the DW ride on the swell was phenomenal!!!

I was 50-50 on the redeploys.

The BRM S3 3.4 was the right call.

The wind started to swirl so I figured I should call it before I got hurt.

Super fun session!!!

PF:11/W:3/PW:120/FD:65/S:25