My Wednesday after work windfoil session was short and I’m gonna blame the dark clouds and early sunset. The wind was actually predicted to drop off so I was happy to find 11-14 knots at the Launch Pad.
This was my first session since my friend sent me this awesome photo of the island over Thanksgiving. It looks like I didn't miss any wind that day!
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| The Launch Pad from my friend's plane over Thanksgiving |
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| A wonderful 2009 Ed Burtynsky photo. It is on display at the Lieutenant Governor’s Suite and at Canada House in the UK |
I took the 5.6 Idol and the Stingray 140 with the 76 cm Slingshot foil. I struggled to get on the foil so it was a pretty good workout. I did get some better feeling jibes and managed to dry the full 44 minutes I was out. I was in my 4/3 zip back wetsuit and was comfortable with the 13c water and 12c air.
That Idol sail is so easy to do heli tacks on and I even did a few duck tacks as my transitions. There were even a few good jibe arcs carved on the foil, but there wasn't enough wind to stay on the foil the whole way through. I enjoyed the squiggly up and downwind sections in the middle of the long foil runs.
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| A few good jibe arcs in there |
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| Definitely enough runs to make the session worthwhile |
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| Foiling in the distance |
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| Lower speed near shore. Thanks for the photos Jen. |
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