The wind was light so I took some time to switch to the 3rd of the 4 foil extensions. The Slingshot kit has graduated sizes, and the longer they are, the higher you can fly, but the harder the crashes will become. The board also gets heavier with each extension to the foil mast. But it should make it easier to get long runs going. Just as I had it set up a thunderstorm started coming in!
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| Thunderstorms heading our way |
After the thunderstorms passed through there was a bit of wind for a few minutes. I took the 6.2 out to the foil board and had one nice run. Total distance was just 200m and I hit 24 km/h in wind that was lightly white-capping. I'd guess I pumped onto a plane in a 15 knot gust, and kept planing in less than 10 knots.
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| My one foil run of the very short session. 200m at 20+ km/h |
The 30 inch mast lets me ride just a bit higher than the 24 and had the same sensation of flying. I could still hear the water underneath begin to bubble when I got to high and the foil started cavitating. Then the foil "stalls", the board falls to the water, and as long as you don't lean forward it doesn't seem to result in a dreaded catapult.
I need to work on getting some longer runs, but not bad for my 5th time!
I packed up and heading in for dinner - likely one of my shortest sessions ever, but still a great day.
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