pictures from a nice bigger day at lowers. the place i sailed the most on maui. regarded as one of the best spots anywhere to learn sideshore waveriding !
Did a unscientific test of a Quatro Tempo twin board today (fast rocker "onshore" twin" . kind of windy 4.7 and some overhead sets. on the beach it felt a bit heavy but this isnt really noticeable while sailing it. its almost the same volume as the quad i tested a couple of days ago. but it felt slightly less boyant. early planing was no problem and in a straight line it felt just like a single fin ! very good upwind performance as well. almost as good as the quad. On the face it was quite fast going down the line but in some situations it felt borderline stiff. its snappy of the top. but it feels like it turns more on the tail than the rails. not quite as smooth carving feel as the quad. all in all i found it a good board. very easy to sail ! Btw. the evening session today was magic. from 5 it was only 7-8 people out. and the wind mellowed down to perfectly powered 4.7 ! ¨rode wave after wave into the sunset !
I talked to the guys at Hi tech about my session on the quad and how i felt it a bit slow on the face. what they told me is to set the mast foot slightly further forward and also lean really forward into the bottomturns. in my session i noticed this myself. the times i got really forward the board really shined ! or the speed will be yin & yang as John put it :)
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