The NW wind was gusty as always. 5-15 knots. 15c air and 17c water. I was in my 4/3 wetsuit but perfectly warm and comfortable as I slogged downwind and out to the windline.
I managed to get up in a gust and I was off. Mid week in mid September and the only 3 boats I saw out were Chris from the Lodge, a septic construction barge and the MNR.
I got 15 minutes straight riding up on the foil. One nice foiling tack, one racing jibe, many normal jibes and a lot of wipeouts. My 360 attempt was pathetic. On one reach I was trying to set a speed record and overfoiled into a nose plant - stepped off the front of the board which pearled and stopped so completely that my coiled line to the board snapped the little loop of line in the board. I swam after the board quickly and caught it easily.
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| Heading out to the windline |
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| Felt warmer than the indicated temperature |
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| GPS trail working my way up to the NW |
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| Higher speeds toward the end of the session Then a big wipeout! |
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| Coming back in |
After that it was time to get back to the dock which was also a challenge - upwind in 5 knots had me swimming the last little way in. I was thinking about the videos I’ve seen where people can pump their foil indefinitely without a wing or with a wing and no wind. And then the recent funny video where a guy was calling the hard work of keeping a foil going “trash stomping”.
14.6 km in 80 minutes. Great to be out and wondering how many more sessions this season? 10? 15?
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