Evening Parawing Session - 9/3/2025

Wind was up when I got to the beach.

But I literally watched the wind evaporate as I was just getting to deep water to flip the foil over.

No.34 and the AFS Enduro 1300/HA43

When I first got a look at the conditions, I thought I had brought too big a parawing (Maliko 5.1).

But shortly after, the lulls were super deep.

I got up on foil. made some turns and then the wind was done.

I paddled back upwind and waited for steadier wind.  I did get up again - and managed to get myself even further out.

I had to paddle in and beached at the far cottages.

Wind was coming in from the SE - thermals

And the drop off -

The last spike in speed on the chart is me catching my first prone foiling wave on this board.

There were four monk seals chilling on the beach today.  This pair at Fenceline, and a second pair at the twin cabins.

Even though I got stuck in a trap, there were a lot of good things at WP today.

W:56/FD:111/PW:30/S:7

Parawing Session - 8/26/2025

The Surfline forecast has been doing much better than Iwindsurf.com

This afternoon had solid wind in the 15-20 mph range.

This monk seal was chillaxing on the beach.  It had a bunch of algae growing on its fur.

AFS Enduro 1300/HA43 on the 85cm UHM mast all on No.34 - standard equipment now for parawinging.  And I only brought the Maliko 5.1 - which was pretty spot on considering the wind speed

This was pretty much statistically an inflated wing session - you really wouldn't have been able to tell the difference if you just saw the charts.

And this just took the distance record for parawinging (my record).

Tracked just like a wing -

I stayed hooked in for most of the session - and I jibed hooked in as well.

I also stashed the parawing and rode a few waves with nothing in the way.

The Kalaeloa meter is wacky.  Probably a good 5 mph low.

Everything just came together well today!

I tried takeoff regular footed (headed back in) - and I stood up... but didn't have much success launching.

Super fun session!!!

W:56/FD:106/PW:28/S:6

Evening Foil Drive Session - 4/29/2025

I got to the beach a little later than I normally do.  Zach was riding prone.

The tide was really high again.  The waves were a notch smaller than yesterday.  And the wind was not blowing as hard either.

And this Monk Seal was chillaxing at the normal launching point - but these guys get priority.

I took a few minutes to put the Flow D-Wing 4.2 up in the air.  Definitely feels a little easier to fly and keep happy than the BRM Maliko v1.  With the wind coming back soon, if there is an opportunity to bring this out (smaller waves, strong wind), I'll take it out - it's time to get this under my belt, even if it means eating lots of humble pie.

Back to Foil Drive-ing - today reinforced the AFS Enduro 900 having an incredible range.  The waves were really small today and it handled it all turning the lemons into lemonade!!!

For less than an hour out, 15 rides is really good!

I made sure to peel off before I hit the lineup - I didn't want to draw any anti-foil ire...

Super fun session (I'm turning into a broken record on this statement).

W:31/FD:65/PW:1/S:4

Evening Session - 2/20/2025

I only had a short window today - but with the surf still up (a relative term considering it is the middle of winter), I wanted to get this board wet - the Hayden Shapes Hypto Krypto.

And I also wanted to try these Kohola Flow Tech fins a spin.  Same tubercle principle as on the Takuma Kujira foils and the AFS Silk/Enduro foils.

I caught three waves - and I got in some decent turns.  Not really enough to say how these fins are - but I didn't botch any turns and they didn't feel sticky.  I'd say this was a first good session for them.

The Sweet Potato would have been a better board for today's conditions as the Hypto Krypto is not the best groveler.

Oh - and both monk seals were back basking in the same spot.  I love this stretch of coast!!!

W:9/FD:30/PW:1/S:3

Evening Session - 2/19/2025

And after the sanding session, I figured I might as well rinse off the work day (and any sanding dust) - so I headed out for a quick session at WPB.

There were decent waves coming through!!!  And there was enough wind to mess up the surf (at least it looked that way from the beach - which kept the crowd light).

I figured the conditions would be junk - so I threw (figuratively) the Sweet Potato in the truck.  I had the Britt Merrick Twins still in the board - probably the best fins for this board (and the way I surf it).

I caught some really fun waves - where I was able to make multiple turns and run along the wall.  It was a ton of fun!!!  If you look at the section right in front of you and just focus on making the most of that piece of energy, then every wave you get is a fun one.

I picked off a handful of good ones then called it for the day.

These two were hanging out on the beach when I got in. 

With all the foiling I do, I sometimes forget how much fun surfing the right board for the conditions present can be.  It's good that I forgot my FD remote and it was low tide - forces me to surf (and remember it is awesome!!!)

W:9/FD:30/PW:1/S:2

Wing Foiling Session - 10/2/2024

I was hoping this afternoon would be a repeat of yesterday... it wasn't.

But I only brought winging gear - and it looked like there was decent texture on the water outside (wind line was way out - lots of North in the wind).  Truthfully - as epic as it was yesterday for winging, today would have been perfect for Foil Drive-ing (and I got it completely backwards).

There was a skinny monk seal basking towards the fence.

And continuing the "it's been a minute" theme - I setup No.32

Evolution Wind Mast, F One SK8 950/Carve 200 rear stabilizer, and the North Nova Pro 5.0 rounded out the gear. 

I like the extra volume No.32 has over No.36

I knew the wind was light - but it was light and just under the easy pop up threshold.  I got up early and made several runs.  I tacked twice onto waves so the wind was enough to sustain flight (while moving).  Then I got greedy and tired to do a tack on the inside - that was the beginning of the eating of humble pie...

50 minutes later I picked up a gust and was able to get back up - thank goodness because I had drifted to the last cabin.

I did make it back upwind and decided to quit while I was ahead.

It's actually a miracle that I was even up and going in this light wind.  And from the graph, it looks like I came an hour too late.

Oh well - at least I didn't have to swim in and do the walk of shame.

This seal likes the wall -

W:123/PW:2/FD:69/F:4/S:19

Wing Foiling Session - 8/23/2024

The wind seemed similar to yesterday.  The swell was down - but still ridable.  The tide was rising (so I had to paddle further out).

I opted to conventional wing today - setup the same board and foil as yesterday.

And mixed it up by using the Ezzy Flight 4.0

Ups and downs today - and with the Ezzy, I could tell when I was going down (just not enough wind sometimes).

Kalani, Prayot, Roland and Duke were all out.

Despite the lulls and not being able to get up on foil, today's session wasn't bad (but yesterday was way better).

I got in several toe-to-heel tacks coming off waves - this is getting more comfortable every day.

Those dips weren't ridable on the 4.0 - and the black spaces show when I wasn't up.

I think I could have gone out on the parawing.  I just want to take the waves out of the equation for the first outing.  I'll try Hickam in the morning...

W:108/FD:58/F:4/S:17

Wing Foiling Session - 8/22/2024

Winged again this afternoon.  Today was way better than yesterday!

The wind was stronger, steadier and had more east in it.  That seemed to help kill a bunch of the chop that was in the water yesterday.  That also made the ride more fun -

The tide was high - that's always nice (especially on the foils).

Bo-bo was chilling on the beach.

Same gear as yesterday - just switched out the SK8 950 for the Eagle 890 (and everything felt better - probably would have been the opposite if the waves were bigger).

It was just Kalani and I today - 

The wind was such that I could ride the waves through the break in front of the Cabins - usually that's the dead zone...

I got a bunch of tacks in - as long as there was enough wind it was easy.

This is the chart from Hickam.  They might have had a tad bit more wind than we did at WPB.  I felt perfectly powered on the 4.7 for most of the session (so we were probably a notch below this - but more than the Kalaeloa meter was showing).

The Eagle 890 was perfect for today - I had the speed to stay ahead of the waves (unbroken and running) and this foil can surf nicely.  Maybe the SK8 750 would have worked also???

I might try to sneak in a lunch session tomorrow and get the parawing wet (check out the next post)

W:107/FD:58/F:4/S:17

Wing Foiling Session - 3/21/2024

Wind was more consistent today - and a notch stronger than yesterday.

The swell was small but occasionally a nice set showed up.

This seal has been resting on the beach nearly everyday this week.

I up'd the front foil and rear stabilizer for today - just to make sure I didn't get stuck.

And stuck I didn't -

The wind was so good (consistent in speed /direction) that even the dead zone was wingable.  Fun waves through there today!

I also hit the oncoming waves with perfectly timed tacks - SO MUCH FUN!!!

This is Hickam's data - the Kalaeloa chart is way off.

Not bad - not bad at all

And after selling off some gear I wasn't using (Naish Compact Wingboard and the Progression 170), I was able to get this from a winger in Rhode Island for about 30% off.

In this picture I just setup the leash attachment point and the harness line.  I can't wait to take this wing out!!!

W:33/FD:19/F:4/S:9