09 September 2024
Short intense session
Forecast was very good for a nice evening session at Brouwersdam south: after 2pm or 3pm strong NNW wind predicted.
Upon arrival, the wind turned out to be much more NW or even WNW, and also almost high tide: Difficult shore-break!
Best plan: 1 time through the shore-break and then sail on until you are tired or high tide is really over.
Banzai 5.3 on the Goya One 95 with MFC 21/11cm
It was just before high tide, walking into the water during the highest waves to get on the board just behind the highest waves. I was quick through the shore-break.
I was able to get upwind really quick. Perfect waves to jump with the right foot in front: my preferred side. Already on the first run my best table-top ever. Often looking for a really steep wave, sometimes suddenly a big wall right in front of you. Really cool jumping. On the other side of the bay, the break was a lot calmer, nice to rest or trim the sail every now and then. During the first runs I had to increase the trim each time. Waves were sometimes really nice, 2 or 3 back-side hits and then being able to take the next wave. I have little experience with wave riding with left foot in front, I really had to get used to it, but it was getting better and better. Front-side wave riding? Certainly not. Somehow my body doesn't want to turn to the right at all, felt wrong, clearly something to work on. Waves were slowly getting worse and I was already getting quite tired and really needed to drink something. So through the shore-break out, rinsed 1x. I took a good look at the shore break from the beach: I really won't go through that again: time to stop.
Short session, still a bit tired from yesterday morning good wind again.
Nice to ride wave left foot in front, I definitely need to practice more often. Waves were really nice and high at times.
Brouwersdam Zuid
Present: Gert-Jan, Henk (Ouwe), Ronny17:15 | 1.25 hour | Wind: SW |
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Board: | Goya One 3 Pro 95 - MFC Freewave (20) 21cm/MFC TF 2x11cm | |
Sail: | Goya Banzai Pro 5.3 - Goya Eightyfive Pro 400 - AL360 E3 Carbon 160-220 | |
Set worked well, started with minimum trim, but after half an hour over max trim: wind increased very quickly. Fins were a bit big, could get upwind too easily. Control was good. Board didn't turn super tight, but because of the very high swell/waves: up to 2 meters high, that was actually quite nice. Jumping with right front: my direction, sometimes high. Pretty good table-top done. |