11 October 2023
Short nice afternoon
Couldn't leave early, had to leave on time, but forecast looked very good.
On arrival, most were sailing with 4.2 and 4.5. Slightly decreasing winds predicted: 4.7.
Surfers told me there were be pretty good waves, so took the Slate as a quad.
Banzai 4.7 on the Slate 94 with MFC 300/10cm
Good choice, especially in the beginning: great. Even sailing out already some waveriding: I don't do that enough.
Back to the beach a lot of nice waves for 1 or 2 back-side hits. Many beautiful waves up to a meter high or just a little more. 2nd run in, 2 attempts front-side because the waves were so beautiful. All in all, I think I tried about 10 front-side hits, of which 5 worked well: really nice.
After about half an hour high-tide had passed and the waves became less: unfortunately. Later, the wind also became less. Finished with sail on minimum trim and last bit of bobbing back to the beach.
Short session, I couldn't get to the beach earlier and I had to leave on time. The first half hour was great.
It was cloudy, wind fairly constant, it was certainly not cold.
Blokkendam
13:30 | 1.75 hour | Wind: SW |
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Board: | JP Wave Slate 96 Pro - MFC QS 300/MFC TF 2x10cm | |
Sail: | Goya Banzai Pro 4.7 - Goya Ninety Pro 370 - AL360 E3 Carbon 160-220 | |
In the beginning sail on max trim, set worked very well. Ran upwind really well. Control was good, waveriding wonderful: even a few times front-side. Later the wind subsided, the waves became lower. Less trim in the sail: getting upwind a lot more difficult. |