Wow this foiling thing is amazing. I think today is the first time I’ve taken off from the dock on the 125l Fanatic Sky foilboard, slogged and tacked upwind, sat on a boat, then foiled up and downwind for an hour without a touchdown, then back to the dock - all without falling in. My jibes were dialed. And even got all of my half dozen foiling tacks! Wind was SSW and nice and warm and I was on the 7m Duotone Slick wing.
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| Launching from the boat didn’t work! |
The only issue with the session was that I didn’t turn on my GPS till over 1/2 way through the session. GPS trail starts at 4:31, but I started earlier!
The wind was extremely warm for Oct 5th - I was just in a shorty and was comfy. Of course it helped that I didn’t fall in. It was overcast and lightly raining most of the time.
Jen and Liz were on their way back and stopped to say hi.
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| Slogging out to the boat |
As I was working my way upwind I was thinking about the GPS trail and that I would send it to Scott and OJ whose island just sold. I guess not having the GPS on was a sign that maybe I shouldn’t remind them of their old place. I will miss being able to stop in there and say hi to them.
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| My session - half drawn by hand, half by GPS |
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| Staying up on the foil through dozens of gibes and half a dozen tacks |
All of this was after teaching movie star Liz her first on water windsurf lesson. Another great day on the bay.
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