Sunday October 14th. It was now officially my latest session at the cottage of any year I have records for. Air 11c and water 11c which was pretty warm actually with a a 4/3 wetsuit and good neoprene hat.
Southwest wind 13 gusting to 18 knots so I headed out on the Freewave 116 with the Duke 6.2. I got planing right away and had one good run. I then struggled to find another few gusts and just two more runs in the next 25 minutes.
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Three runs on the short board with a 6.2
then lots on the foil with a 5.6! |
So I came in and swapped for the BIC Techno with the foil, and took the very lightweight Idol 5.6 sail. That was the ticket for some nice runs in the 12-15 knot winds. The seat harness was actually pretty good to use with the foil. I had the odd touchdown but all of my runs were completely catapult free.
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| Heading away from the dock with some warm headgear! |
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| Thanks cousin Christoph for the photos! |
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| Flying! |
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| My solitary fan club! |
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| Detailed view of my track - map facing SW. |
I tried some jibes and am starting to get a feel for turning downwind while on the foil. It does get wobbly so I think a full planing foil jibe is still a long way away. I fell in for the first time at 55 minutes and that was a sign my session was going to be over soon. After an hour the wind was dropping and my feet were getting very cold. So I called it a day and started on some chores that I've been putting off all summer.
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| Finishing odd jobs for the end of the year! |
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