3 for 3!

Three days up north, 3 sessions on the water. After yesterday’s epic 55 km day, I wasn’t going to go out for long, but I wanted to get a session in. Afternoon wind was just 12 knots, but I decided to try the 5.6 Idol again on the 99cm foil.

GoPro screenshot of the foil underwater
 - clearer than I expected!

The wind was cold - I wore my 5/4 wetsuit and my neoprene Santa hat. And booties which I didn’t think I’d use again with the 17c water, but why not be comfy? It was sunny and super easy to see the shoals.

This was the first time since the winter that I took out the Go pro. I hadn’t charged it so I only got a bit of video. The clew view mount works well but the battery had died so I missed the part where hit my head on duck jibe! Looking forward to figuring out the GoPro more and putting a real video together - here is a quick taste...

Some video of my session from Vimeo.

2 km stretch in the middle - 100% on the foil with two good jibes!

I feel like I’ve got the hang of pumping the small 5.6m sail in lighter winds. It takes smaller, higher frequency pumps and more toe action instead of moving my hips. And it is so much more maneuverable in tacks or jibes than the 6.5m sail. Some back to back comparison will happen for sure though.

Overall 10 kms in 50 minutes. A fun session for sure.