Stormy Skies?

ByJeff

There was a disturbance in the force today.  The morning started out with a fair amount of wind, so the water was choppy right from dawn.  The waves were angrier than yesterday as well, harder to predict.

I didn’t have the success on the Chuck Dent today that I had yesterday either, but that’s to be expected for the conditions.  I also hit the tide at the wrong time too so that didn’t help.  Still, had fun, got some exercise.

I did feel the wonkiness of the back fin on the Dent.  When I’m riding frontside, it feels like its always trying to turn me off the wave.  I’m sure I’ll get used to it eventually, but when I get back on a proper thruster, I am sure I am going to over correct turns for a session or two.

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