This DW foil is a game changer

[JEG]

[PonoBill]

The M200 is the standard for DW, though there are some great alternatives. There were choke foilers out on the southside today, but the conditions were so shifty that a lot of them didn't go. Kathy Shipman and Jeremy Riggs launched with us from the Canoe Hale to Makena Landing and were more or less with us for the entire run, though they probably did 25 miles while I did 10 on my trusty SIC 17 V2.

My V2 is ridiculously heavy, a source of irritation to me, though I have to admit that it's weathered my usual abuse with no visible scars. My V1, on the other hand, is a maze of aluminum tape repairs and conventional repairs.

Weight aside, the old girl was rocking today. A very strange run, with no big swells despite the blistering wind. Everything was knee-high but moving fast, and I connected bumps for hundreds of yards and dozens of swells. I'm pretty sure we did the ten miles in about 1:15, though I am estimating the time since I didn't check at landing, I checked once we had the boards washed, had showered, shot the shit a little and loaded the boards back onto the truck--that was 1:30, so I think my estimate is reasonable.

[steamroller]

if it was that windy ....weren't in the mood to go kite?...