No point in Sproat this time of the year, it's only good in the spring. Just go to canal.

It's a combination of windy, theweathernetwork, countless hours looking at tree tops and telling my wife a thousand times it's blowing in the wrong direction, surface temp map and the wind predictions below the bwd cam for harbor quay. For the HQ cam during thermal season 10kn inflow is usually more ...

Contact cement works as long as you clean off the residue. 3m double sided transfer tape is the best option (not the thick stuff from a hardware store). A small tube of contact cement is a lot cheaper, but the 3m stuff is nice to have on had for arts and crafts. https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product ...

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Strut inflate first, deflate last.

Yes, plastic sands fast, start with 220 wet on some sort of a thin sanding block, and only as much as you need to, to get the bolts to slide through. Consider using alternative holes in the mast plate if possible so you don't stress the damaged area.

Mount in A orientation. Those brass nuts don't fit tracks well (or the stainless ones that are the same shape). This style has much more contact and a more snug fit in the tracks, never dents them. https://kiteboarding.com/proddetail.asp?prod=foilite-titanium-m8-track-nut Don't overtighten those, or ...

For wing throws (aka using the wing to get up on foil then letting it go). This is a good exercise for crap wind, if you don't want to do it when the wind is solid enough for winging. Crap = Where a gust might be strong enough to get on foil, but then you're fighting to stay up and can't really try ...

If you had a huge dw board and a foil that did not require too much pumping, then maybe? But I can promise, as a wind person the first time you're 2km offshore without windpower in overhead swell.... loss of words from my first deflate dw shocker ptsd. Basically the same setup that you can calmly ...

Thick swells! Definitely 90+cm mast territory. Major contrast from the cleanest CB in my memory the same day. Looked like Malibu north of the parking lot.

Impressive stress test. Exactly what I was looking to do to attach my paddle to my Mode, but the thicker heavier N weave just doesn't pack down as nice as my old V1 strike. Must be a lot harder on with the track on the strut. Wing packdowns on the dw boards work best with 2.5-3m soft handle wings to ...

Look for wings geared toward upwind performance at a sacrifice of low end. The newer the better. Pair that with a fast high volume board to reduce resistance on takeoffs and will let you ride smaller inflatable wings. And a high lift low drag foil set. None of this gear is really meant for beginners ...

Slake, I use those ion palmless mitts for winging. I find they're great for the 6C+ range. A lot of keeping your hands warm is in prep/warmup, and keeping the back of your hand protected for winging. Bring warm water to the beach, chill your hands while setting up and then warm them before going out ...

I find the lamination itself is the one of the more straight forward parts of the process. Even with the vacuum bagging prep, it's maybe 10% of the labor to build a board from scratch. And I'd have to guess PVC + Al has got to be fairly close wet lam carbon + eps in costs. Al doesn't allow for ...

Yes, Dickson Park works. Fish and duck docks can be a better launch if they'll let you.