Quatro Wing Drifter Pro 90 5.4 Takuma Wingride 3 4M Armstrong HA 1125 with 85 mast, V tail
Not stoked initially to go out, Brrrrr!. TK and I finally jumped off Clover and ended up with a great session. Scraped my foil on the hidden reef coming back into the boat ramp. Man I hate this part of foiling. 1125 in this much wind was pretty fun but technical to turn well. Long easy glides though! Lots of blinding outbound rides into the glare but some great drifts too. Dish gloves made this session possible and even fun!
Gusty wind at first then about 1.5 hrs of soild before it it dropped off. Everything is easier to do with the new neo kites. I am very impressed with them.
Day off, needed wind. It was marginal, even for the 7.0m. 10-14kts to begin with so had some good foiling run and gybes then dropped down to 8-10kts so had to work at pumping up in the gusts that were few and far between. Good workout though, waaaay better than going to the gym. A little chilly on the fingers. Still trying to go without gloves. Weekend forecast doesn't look great so had to try today.
AK Phazer 110 Airush Freewing 5.0 Moses Onda Surf 790 82 cm/790/450
Nice day at Acadia but I found it really cold and should have taken some gloves!! Was way over powered on the 5.0 wing but managed to hold on and score a few nice wave rides while staying in control. The rest of time it was carnage, but fun carnage! Got an unintentional off the lip with the foil today, well the foil decided to got for it leaving me behind. Tried out my new camera, finally, yes today I remembered to put the SD card in.
AK Phazer 110 Airush Freewing 5.0 Moses Onda Surf 790 82 cm/790/450
What turned out to be a very disappointing windsurf session turned into a very fun winging session. Rigged 4.7 as conditions looked great when I arrived, Dave was rigging 4.5 and Jens looked lit on his 5.0. Waves were looking good and I was stoked, but by the time I hit the water things were starting to get light. I got one reach on the 4.7 and then it was slog time. Came back in and grabbed the wing. Just as I was heading out the wind picked back up. By the time sailed up to 3rd Ave. it was just Dan and I ... (more)
Early afternoon was SSE 16-22 so alternated between 12m+surfboard and 8m+surfboard. Late afternoon to dark was the best. Steady SSE 20-25 with cleaner waves perfect for 8m.
Makani weed fins were excellent. Zero drag and so easy to pinch upwind well past the boat launch.
This should tie me over while you guys enjoy Wednesday and Thursday without me :cry:
Ibuprofen, Robaxacet, Codein 600mg bombs hot tub bubbly with brown pops 6x6 Damsel Poncha leopard skin
That was pretty fun, sun came out! No rain, got lucky. A few waves, decent runs on 5.0/94 combo, then re-rig Jelly but it was ramping big, went straight to 4.2/85 myself, ripped around, very nicely dialed for a change. NO CHOP, wooohoo! It died off a little 30 later and I went back to the 94....then more so I called it, not rigging a 3rd sail and wet lunch hour was long over by the time I resumed my prison seat in front of the laptop grrrrr No Udder or DM today, huh....usual suspects in attendance, AJ ... (more)
KT Hawaii Quatro Drifter Pro 5'8", 115 Lts. North Sonar 1850R cm2 Wing
Typical gusty wind on the edge of a front. Launch at noon with 5M, but back on the beach at 1240 to rig the 4.2M. Great for an hour, then it died off after a rain squall and took 30 minutes to come back. Went back out for the finale as it came up again. Was hoping for more progress, but just surviving.
Hadn't been out for a couple of weeks. Was good for the first hour until the wind died down to not quite enough for the 5M and then became frustrating trying to pump up in lumpy seas. Great turnout for such a rainy day lots of wingers with some new faces.
Took a bit to knock the rust off and considered rigging down at the start but glad I didn't. Lots of crashes but some fun rides and turns. Good to see so many people out and meet some newcomers.
Fun Saturday afternoon session, got to IV early just as the wind of picking up, thanks to Clayton for the launch. Played around in the shore-break for a while and would have stayed a bit longer but the wind was dying. I have never seen so many wingers out which was cool to see. A rainy but fun session and warmer than expected.
After riding the smaller foils the last week the 1125 felt massive somehow. Got bucked off a few times, but wow is the glide and pump good. Surprisingly mild wind but very light at times (sub 10 knots). Great to see new wingers at the beach! Nice to be back in home waters even if they are a wee bit chilly.
Armstrong FG 4-11 60L Cabrinha Mantis 4.0 Armstrong Flying V 200 Armstrong HA 925 Armstrong mast/fuse 85/60
Great day for testing the low end on the small board. Well I failed that test but it will get easier I think. Fun watching everyone foiling and having fun.
Arrived at 1:30pm to 12-15kts and lots of waves. More waves than wind. Chatted with BW and he inspired me to head out as I was waffling. I think he might have said 'just get out there bitch!' So I did. Mr. N+S was just heading out and was ripping. So I took my 4.5m Flyer and made it through the shore real thankfully! It was definitely a WING day. I counted 12 Wings out on the water at one time and still a couple on the beach with a couple of Kites and me on my Wind-Foil apparently one of the last holdou ... (more)
3.7, 85 combo, started to be underpowered so rigged 4.2, wind amped 10 knots, grr. A few one handers on the waves, loads of hole-douches, eye of the storm gybes into calmness, plunk? go figure! dentalwork choppy, cross chop or split waves every run but a couple smooth but small ones :( most wind, least waves, most chop = probably worst top 3 windiest session ever umphh.
Sail fun because of OG company/crew only 5 wave 4 jump 2
Quatro Wing Drifter Pro 90 5.4 Hotsais Maui KS Spider 5.2 Armstrong HA 925
OK, last torture post. Busy morning getting Kevin sorted on foil and he finally had good success. Finished his inaugural wing foiling trip on a high note. Swell was absolutely macking so we went to Hookipa to check. Yep, HUGE surf. Camille Juban packing up after an unsuccessful attempt. Peahi likely happening too. Went to Kuau and watched Russ session the huge outside solo while Vickey eventually committed. We packed up and headed back to lower Kanaha and I got the 4m, 925 and Quatro 90 out in more reasonab ... (more)
AK Phazer 110 Airush Freewing 5.0 Moses Onda Surf 790 82 cm/790/450
Challenging day! Wind picked up just as I arrived and I was way overpowered by the time I made my first reach. Lots of debris and weeds made things worse. Being over powered while trying to dodge chunks of wood is not fun, hit lots of small ones with the foil but no damage. Had a few nice wave rides but went too far down past Centennial, the rest of the session was just trying to make it back to the beach in one piece. Think a 3.7 day at Columbia Beach would have been a bit better!
