This is lightwind foiling at another level. I really wasn't expecting to get going at all. The runs weren't all that exciting or long, but it was fun getting to know the new Naish Hover 142.
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Nice. The wind looked light .
It was ridiculously light. Not sure if you can see any of the yachts in the background, but they were pretty much adrift. I was hard up in the corner getting the compression gusts. I would estimate the strongest gust would have been under 10kn and only for a fraction of a second. Luckily the 142 accelerates fast and the Thrust foil lifts super early. The glildes were very ling as the compression gusts peters out after a couple of hundred meters, but it was a good test for the board.
I am about 95kg. Maybe a little lighter these days after a weekend of sailing.
Sail 5.7m Lift set close to all the way back in mast track.
Thrust WS1 with 1mm rear wing lift set all the way back in the mounting tracks.
Footstraps: Rears all the way back. Fronts all the way forward.
Board was incredibly balanced for such light wind. really stable and easy to sail inbetween the gusts (which was like <3kn and sometimes just drifting).
Disclaimer to those who don;t know. Yes I work for Windgenuity/Naish Australia.
This is a super nice combo for the more generously proportioned sailer.
Ride safe,
JB
