Evening Session - 7/12/2023

Marlon and I got in a late afternoon shortboarding session.

The waves had some size to them, but the wind from earlier in the day did the usual - chopped the surface up into some challenging conditions.

Marlon brought his Seaside and had a blast.  He actually went in early and then broke out his drone.

I brought the Hypto Krypto with the Grennan fins.  I'm thinking that a more upright fin would have been more appropriate for the size waves today.  The raked Grennans felt slower.

My first wave was the best of the lot - long ride where I had to maneuver to stay in the pocket.  Surfing a shortboard actually felt funny... the board wasn't pushing back and if I hit a flat section, it didn't want to pump (because it isn't a hydrofoil).

I caught several more but would either get mowed over by the white wash, or the wave would go over a deep spot and fizzle out.  Foiling has definitely impacted my surfing.

Tomorrow the swell is supposed to come down - if I go, I'll likely bring the Sweet Potato.

W:66/F:63/S:29

Evening Session - 4/1/2023

I did end up napping (boy was that wonderful).  And Marlon came home from an activity at school and asked if I wanted to go surf.  I said yes - but that we needed to trim the hedges, pick up leaves around the house and clean the driveway.  We knocked out the cleaning pretty quick.

As we were packing up, Marlon was loading his longboard and I said I was bringing one of my shortboards (the Hypto Krypto with the NVS Grennan Quad set).  He hesitated, but then loaded his Seaside.

When we parked, he checked the surf and said that he was going to pass and just fly his drone.

I paddled out and caught several really fun shoulder to head high waves!  I love taking steep (relatively speaking) drops and feeling the torque of converting board speed into bottom turns and carves along the running walls - yes there were running walls this afternoon!!!

I'm glad I waited to surf until this afternoon - with the rain clouds, the texture was almost glassy and the waves were more organized (even if they were smaller than this morning).

This was the best session I have had on the Hypto Kryto - I think this fin setup is perfect for this board!!!

W:29/F:20/S:21

Fins for the Hayden Shapes Hypto Krypto 6'0"

And since I was in the garage, I dug out some fins so I can install them in the HS Hypto Krypto.  The fronts are the Futures Akila Aipa twins.  And I found a trailer in the EN fin bag.  I also got this thumb nail trailer from Hawaiian South Shore...

This trailer (I got this one from Surf Garage) may be too big for this twin + 1 setup, but I may try it when I surf the board in bigger waves as a thruster.

I also want to try this board as a quad with the Grennan fins I have been sitting on.