We were on the island doing some clean up and after a nice hot dog lunch the wind built a bit more than predicted.
I rigged my old NP 6.5 V6 on the Techno with the 76 foil and slogged upwind for a few minutes. Eventually there were a few gusts and I got some foiling runs. It has been a while since I’ve been on the water just in a bathing suit - no neoprene!
Jen was stand up paddle boarding to the point on the new Viper HD. It works pretty well as a SUP and she liked having the extra stability of having the centre board down.
I finished my first session and walked out to the point with the 4.2 Slingshot wing. Jen started on her knees and then stood up after just a minute. She had a nice downwind run using a wing for the first time in fresh water.
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| New flags at the Launch Pad |
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| The potholes are really visible with the clear water this year |
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| Jen winging and Phillip and Rosie out snorkelling the old wharf |
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| Coming into shore! |
After her return I went out on the Fanatic Stingray 140 with the 99 cm foil. For sure jibing either board is harder with the dual cambered V6 sail as it creates all sorts of forces on the mast foot when it rotates.
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| The wind built a bit so I got a 1 km long run on the 76 cm foil |
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| Way more time on the 99 cm foil! |
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| The wind built during the day! |
Max speed on the 76 was 29 km/h, on the 99 it was only 26 km/h.
I enjoyed a nice shower and walk to the point to take the flags down. The nice turtle was swimming between the islands and posed for a photo!
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