The wind was light most of the day while we were driving north, so I didn't think I'd get a session when we got to the Launch Pad at 5:30. Especially with the thunder in the north. But the thunder moved east and the wind built. By 6pm I got out the 7m Duotone Slick and the 140 Fanatic Stingray with the 99cm foil.
I pumped onto the foil immediately and got going. A few tacks and I was upwind enough to get longer runs.
I'm pretty sure our area was one of the few that had sunny skies and a decent wind, if even only for the 40 minutes I was out there. The thunderstorm in the distance behind me was the reason!
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The thunderstorm 30km away helped the wind for me!
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| Floating back to the dock |
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| Got some wind! |
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| An hour after the thunderstorm went from west to east just above us |
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| My wing foil trail - a few jibes, none on the foil |
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A good amount of time on the foil
Didn’t fall in at all |
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My 40 minute session was during the peak gusts of the day!
Then the wind was gone! |
Teaser... on the way up I bought a YPSI Wayler on FB marketplace. It is just like the one my parents bought for me in the early 1980s. I think it is a 1983 version - the years from 1983-1985 Wayler was the top selling brand in North America? I'm going to clean it up and keep in on the point at the Launch Pad for light wind freestyle...
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