I really need to start paying attention

[PonoBill]

I had a rough morning at Ka'a. The surf was big, Like 10-15 feet at Ho'okipa with Peahi going off for the paddle-in folks. Ka'a gets shadowed, but still, the only guy I saw going to the outer reef was Eddie Ogata, and he was barely surviving the drop, though once he was in the waves he ripped it up as usual. I stayed in the lagoon with most of the other foilers, taking the reform waves, or the waves that were small enough to make it over the reef without breaking. I had one good ride, though it felt weirdly unstable. The chop on the reef was nasty, and I fell a few times, but then I caught another wave, never got the wing under control and just banked right into the face of the wave. I did this two or three more times, got exhausted, started falling even more (once it's in your head that you're going to fall, you're gonna fall). Finally paddled in.

I went to the harbor and ran into Dave Kalama, He spent the morning doing hero stuff at Tidy bowls, and was considering foiling. I went back and forth on going out given my tuckered state, decided to get some coffee and come back. While I was walking back to my car from Maui Coffee Roasters I noticed this "little" bend in my mast. No wonder I couldn't get the thing to go straight. I'm not sure when I did this, though there were a few incidents over the last week that might be the culprit.

I kind of noticed it last night but thought it was an optical illusion. Duh.

[red_tx]

Pono, most folks also attach the foil to the end of the mast. That might help.

You see the "Angle foil" you could start "Side Angle Foil" . Basically just kick your back foot way to the side to compensate.

- red

[surfcowboy]

Bank left

[Wetstuff]

"once it's in your head that you're going to fall, you're gonna fall"  Truth.  I tend to overstay my welcome.

Jim

[Subber]

New asymmetrical foil mast.  Is that for backside or frontside?
 

[805StandUp]

Yikes!  Is that your new Flying Dutchman on the left in the picture?  Any comparative thoughts between your two (or three) boards?