Afternoon Session - 8/18/2021

I had a work dinner tonight - so I only had a short window to get some rides in.  The surf was still pumping - but there was a seabreeze blowing  - straight on shore.  I didn't let that deter me.  Had the same setup as Monday - didn't move a thing.

I caught three good sized waves and got decent rides.  Stats below are pretty close to what I thought was going on.  The swell was not as smooth as some of the swells from earlier this year - had to maneuver around sections to get length, but as always it was still super fun.

I did bring the CF1200, but I didn't have a short screw for the front hole on the front foil.  I'm glad I used the HS1050 today.

Great session even though it was short.

Wing Foiling Session - 1/29/2021

Another post work session.

HS1850, Uni 300 tail shimmed with the +1 trim fairing, 85cm mast, 60 cm fuselage, Ensis 6.0

Tide was a low high at 0.7'.  Wind was fun - 15 to 23mph and pretty consistent.  Arvin was out and he had a new Armstrong 5.5 wing.  He was up and down, but we all start small (he'll be ripping soon).

Yeah I was mowing the lawn, but I was focused on practicing my tacks.  As seen in the track below, I'm getting the turns tighter and when the wing is sized right for the wind speed, I can almost pop right out of the completed turn.  Tacks are really muscle memory - I bet if I skateboarded with a wing I could get these tacks down faster and more consistently.

There were a lot of sailboats out - Quests and Lasers - so I had a chance to "informally" race them - not even close - I smoked them silly.  According to my watch I hit 15.3mph (and I had the HS1850 on).  I'm think I could shave off another mph if I use the HS232 rear stabilizer.

Another successful session!

Wing Foiling Session - 1/28/2021

The wind was blowing all day in the 25mph+ range.  I punched out of work at 1500 and headed over to Hickam.  I bolted on the HS1250 and moved the mast all the way forward.  I also replaced the 0 degree fairing with the +1 - figured I'd see how it worked.  I saw the same thing happen today that I saw yesterday - as I drove up and looked out at the harbor, nothing but whipped up white water.  Then as I a getting ready to pump up the wing, the wind backs off.  I pumped up the Ensis 5.2 to err on the conservative side.

All the equipment worked brilliantly today.  The 5.2 was never overpowered and these Ensis wings really do help get the foil up and working (especially compared to the F One Swing).  The +1 fairing really helped keep the nose level, which in turn helped the board cut through the wind (instead of fighting it).  And the HS1250 helped me make several of my inbound tacks.

Speaking of tacks, I decided I would focus solely on tacks today.  The more you do something, the more it becomes second nature.  Towards the end of the session, I was nailing my weak side tacks (in bound, riding heel side goofy foot), and I was almost foiling through my outbound tacks.  I was out from 3:30 to 5 and I got 12nms in.  Peak speed was 16.5mph.  Wind was a notch stronger than yesterday - always a plus!

Fun after work session!