After our big Italian dinner and wine and scotch I was a bit slow getting going. Jen was first on the water around noon wanting to check out the foil for the first time. She went out with the 4.7 Duke and 99 cm foil under the 140 stingray. The wind was just enough to go back and forth, staying upwind and also getting a feel for the added lift and stability of the foil underneath. Then on two runs she lifted off a bit and got the feel for controlling the foil with her ankles before touching down again. She’ll be doing it again.
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| Jen's first foiling day - she got up several times! |
I got a good windfoil session Jen’s gear when she was done. After a few long foiling runs and some good gibes, I started experimenting. In the waist deep water, I was trying foiling 360s but didn’t get any in the steadily increasing wind.
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| Foiling 360s are elusive |
Then I exchanged the sail for a foil and did a bit of foiling on the 4.2 Slingshot wing. It was fun being upwind with Geoff who is getting his foil pumping dialed.
Gen and the Faechts all tried my 4.2 wing on Galen’s big floaty board (which didn’t have a centreboard). I need to review this guide to help more wingers get into the sport… https://slingshotsports.com/pages/learn-to-wing-foil-beginner
After a late lunch I headed out again. I rigged the 4.8 Idol as the wind had definitely picked up. I was having a good time doing carving 360s duck jibes and one upwind 360. I took a break chatting with Galen who was on his speed needle! Suddenly a sail I recognized came bearing down on us. Phillip was coming in for a nice jibe attempt. I had a great time chasing Phillip and Soundhound housemate Geoff got what is likely the best photo of the trip? After that photo Phillip went in. I did a few runs on the 4.7 and Freewave 116 and while it was perfectly set up, preferred the 4.8 and Skate 108.
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| Son and father windsurf tribe! |
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