Evening Session - 3/31/2023

I went to grab Marlon at UH after I was done with work and after he was done with school/work.  I had a few minutes in between so I picked up the carbon fiber I need to finish off No.30 and 31.

Traffic was thick going home, but it was moving.  That got me home around 5:45 - it was late, but I wanted to get some exercise to try and shake some of the jammed up phlegm and cough it up.

The report were indicating the conditions would be similar to yesterdays conditions - so I went ahead and brought out the same board - the Seaside and Beyond equipped with the Bessell Quads.  Roland did the same thing - brought out the same shortboard he had out yesterday.

I caught some really fun waves - awesome drops followed by some rippable walls.  I think today would have been a good day for the Hypto Krypto - maybe tomorrow on the dawn patrol....

W:29/F:20/S:20

Evening Session - 3/30/2023

The sun is definitely starting to set later.  Marlon and I got a late start on our evening session - this was at 5:45pm

The thermals that had kicked up earlier got choked out by the clouds.  The tide was really low - so foiling was not in the forecast for me.

Marlon had already gone on the dawn patrol (said it was good), so this was a bonus session for him.  With that feedback, I was interested in using something different than the Sweet Potato.  I was thinking the Toots 7'4" Asymmetric, but I didn't have any fins in the boxes.  I then pulled out the Seaside and Beyond.  Perfect choice!

I caught a handful of waves - and the Seaside and Beyond just ate them up - this is another really fun board to use when there is some energy in the waves.

The cold I picked up seems to be peaking today - this session helped to rinse out my sinuses and got my blood flowing.

W:29/F:20/S:19

Evening Session - 10/3/2022

I pulled an evening after work session.  The waves were supposed to be up, the tide down and who knows what the wind would be doing - I opted to take the Seaside and Beyond.

I wanted to mix it up so I took off the Machado Quads and placed the Tim Bessell set.

I caught several waves, riding them for surprisingly long distances (I really love this board!!! I never felt this way about the Sunday or the Greedy Beaver - I did have some moments with the Toots Asymmetric but I don't think I've found the right fin combo for me yet on that board to unlock its potential).  The Bessell fins were really fun.  When I was carving out bottom turns, I could feel the fins vibrating - they would emit a high frequency vibration (just like the Axis rear stabilizers) - SO COOL!

These fins look to have slightly less surface area than the Machado quads. I'm still going to need to put a bunch of time in on them to find out for sure, but first impressions are these are faster and looser than the Machado fins.  The draw back to that is on the top turns - they weren't as deliberate with the Bessell's.  And the times that I looked down, my back foot was further forward than when using the Machado's - this is not so good, as the board turns way better when your back foot is closer to the tail.

This was probably the smallest day I've had the Seaside and Beyond out - and it still performed amazingly!!!  Probably chest to head high, so not really that small on the sets.

I'll ride this board with this setup for a few more sessions - then I'll switch back to the Machado's to compare/contrast.  Then I want to try this board as a twin - I have a pair of WR Nightmares waiting!!!

W:95/F:82/S:28