My second outing was probably no windier than the first, but I returned fresh after a good nights sleep with everything I learned from the first session. It was probably again only 2-10mph, but I was at a different location and there was some 1ft swell coming in to make things a bit more challenging.
To my surprise, the lumpy water made little real difference, the board in combination with considerable stability offered by the foil underwater made getting to my feet pretty easy, and I was soon riding up and down slowly and practicing gybes on the surface of the water. I felt like I could ride back and forth like this with ease with little prospect of getting a dunking
To my surprise, the lumpy water made little real difference, the board in combination with considerable stability offered by the foil underwater made getting to my feet pretty easy, and I was soon riding up and down slowly and practicing gybes on the surface of the water. I felt like I could ride back and forth like this with ease with little prospect of getting a dunking
The wind was varying up and down a bit, and in the stronger periods I tried again to get the board foiling. By vigorously pumping I could pick up a bit of speed, but it ended up being pretty short lived most of the time. On a couple of occasions it felt like I got pretty close, only to lose speed or my balance again.
On one occasion however, whether it be through luck or judgement I did get the board fully out of the water and a got fully foiling across the bay; this was pretty short lived as I soon ran out of water, but it felt really very stable and it gave me a real taste of sessions to come.
I had another few short lived foils before I called it a day, I'm not sure whether it was light wind or poor technique on my part but it felt like the foiling wasn't really sustainable once I'd got up in the amount of wind I had.
I felt pretty pleased with my second session, definite progress made, and in conditions well well under what is recommended for beginners.
On one occasion however, whether it be through luck or judgement I did get the board fully out of the water and a got fully foiling across the bay; this was pretty short lived as I soon ran out of water, but it felt really very stable and it gave me a real taste of sessions to come.
I had another few short lived foils before I called it a day, I'm not sure whether it was light wind or poor technique on my part but it felt like the foiling wasn't really sustainable once I'd got up in the amount of wind I had.
I felt pretty pleased with my second session, definite progress made, and in conditions well well under what is recommended for beginners.
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