Last morning session in Hatteras?

Fun to have a visit from our HIHO friend Bob in Cape Hatteras!

As predicted, the wind was dropping off. I had a yummy apple pastry and coffee and did a quick stretch. I put on my 4/3 wetsuit which was nice and dry as the 5/4 and 3/2 were still wet from yesterday. It was sunny and cold and I wasn't prepared for how chilly the water had become.

I put the 5.6 Idol on the Stingray 140 with the 99cm wing. I managed to windfoil for a full hour only falling in to my waist once. Even so, my fingers were freezing. I got one duck jibe on the foil which was rewarding. Certainly easier on the Idol which is flat when depowered than on a sail with cams like my old V6.

A satisfying GPS trail in the gusty and cold north wind.

A lot of good windfoil jibes in that session!

I went in and offered the Stingray 140 and 99cm foil to Kurt who found it much easier to use while learning to wing. I went in and pumped up my 6.0 Echo wing and put on some gloves.

My first few wing runs and jibe attempts were a disaster. I certainly got wet. So different from last evening. Eventually I got my rhythm and started completing jibes and doing some toe-side riding. The wind was shifting more to the NE and dropping with just the occaisional gust. 

Not many jibes completed in the first 1/3 of the wingfoil session

It was time to hit the hot tub and check my phone. HIHO buddy Bob was on route to our place with a truck full of gear but was fully aware that the wind was dropping. We had fun chatting and catching up and we wound up going for a nice seafood lunch.

Dinner was a scrumptious steamed seafood medley.

No wind expected tomorrow. Maybe Friday?