The SW wind was a solid 12 knots and building. Exactly as iWindsurf and Windy.com had predicted. I pumped up the 5m Duotone Slick wing but didn’t have time to set up my new (last summer) Fanatic foil and board. So I went out on the Fanatic Stingray 140 with the old 99cm Slingshot foil like yesterday.
I was already foiling just a few metres from the dock. The wind made it easy to get upwind and I managed to stay on the foil for most of the first 1/2 hour. I fell once, man was that a cold surprise. The air was around 12c and the water too.
The good surprise was how comfortable I’m getting jibing. Last fall I had some good sessions and was really getting the rhythm. I did a dozen jibes just in the last few minutes coming back to the dock. Not switching my feet mid jibe certainly helps. And running straight downwind at 11 knots in 15 knot winds is so quiet and cool. I’m really liking the Duotone Slick wing - super stable and very easy to use with the 36cm Dakine harness line on the boom.
This was the first time with my new very simple Mystic Wingman foiling harness. I used the back handle to secure my auto recoil leash, it is pretty sweet not having a leash flapping in the water!
I was thinking of going out for a windsurf session as the wind had built to 18 knots by the time my session was over.
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| Total fun weaving in around the shoals |
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| A bit surprised how much I stayed on the foil! |
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| 16.9 km in almost an hour |
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| Time to update my size chart with a 3rd column: wing and foil sizes |
That might be it for good wind for the next few days. Super stoked by this wingfoil session. An evening sauna and swim at the neighbours capped off a great day.
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