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First off, I love this:
 

Hookipa today was quite typical for a fall day: logo high waves with mast high sets and light gusty wind. I went out first on a 5.0 and it worked well, but since I’m working on getting this current board dialed for the rest of the season, I couldn’t fully immerse in the pleasure of the session. So I’d come in to move my mast track back. But then I moved it too far back so I had to move it forward again (this I did on the water– way out past the breaking waves). Then trying fins. Quad fins offer so many options! With 4 different variables, it’s actually quite overwhelming. Go bigger in the back? In the front? What about placement? And flex? Oh dear.

So my day was consumed with this. Though, it wasn’t bad. Testing and equipment honing are probably the most important parts of being a windsurfer. Without the right tools, nothing works. And further, without tuned gear, you never know whether a mistake is from you or the poorly tuned equipment.

So, it’s not that I dislike the testing, it’s just the part of the sport that I love least. But I guess it’s like an investment: trade sailing today for better sailing in the future.

Throwing the tail out.

Kevin Pritchard was killing it today and some good shots of him have surfaced. I’ll close this post with his pics:

This photo is sick! I love the style on this.

Getting low on an air-- making it look like skating.