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     UnusuallyLargeRobin Tuesday August 10, 2021
    Nitinat Lk, Wingfoiling
    This Year: 109
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    Log Started:
    Tuesday July 13, 2004
    Total Records: 469
    This Year: 109

    Tuesday August 10, 2021 Nitinat Lk, Wingfoiling
     Tuesday August 10, 2021 Conditions TOW Toys Used:
     Nitinat Lk, Wingfoiling SSW 15 - 18
    flat
    2.50 hours Fanatic Sky Wing 5'0 75 lt
    Naish Wingsurfer S25 3.6m
    Me Carbon-based Lifeform 187 lb / 85 kg
    Axis Foil PnG 1150 (1713cm2)/370 tail/Short fuse/90cm mast;
    Beach disaster! Here's a kook tip for you kids - so pumped up my wings in prep for a session and had my 5.3 sitting on top of the 3.6. I'm standing around chatting and waiting for about 20 minutes when there's a big BOOM... my 5.3 strut seams have burst wide open and the bladder is expanding out like a red snapper up from the depths! Wings are pumped to spec, temperature was not excessively hot, but the strut and leading edge are black, so obvious expansion and excessive pressure resulted in seam failures. Lesson learned - even in moderate heat and sun if you're going to leave your wing lying around inflated you should deflate or let some pressure out.

    Despite that managed to make the 3.6 work in fairly light wind, 2.5 hrs, 23 kms, 32 km/hr top speed. 110 turns, practicing starboard jibes flying out toeside the heelside turn back. Got that all sussed now. Also close to getting some port heel tacks, Hope to have those today. Loving the Nitinaht training ground!
    GPS Track: Nitinat ULR Aug107:30 AM to 9:29 AM
    Moving Time01:36:10
    Foiling Time 01:19:48
    Distance (km)23.2
    Speed (Max/2s/100m knots)22.7 / 21.4 / 13.6
    Number of Turns 187 (60% Foiling)
    MAX 2021 - 15.6 kt, 187 turns, 68%TOTAL 2021 - 336 km, 21.9 hours
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