things are finally connecting

it's been a long trip everyone. I have not really covered this, but over the last few months I've had 20 sessions where I've worked to paddle up on to foil on the flatwater with my Armstrong DW board and foils. I haven't fully committed, but steadily working on it while there wasn't much wind. this sport is quite annoying because the progress has been slow, but it's cumulative and things seemed to have turned a corner recently. I couldn't be more stoked. on the flats I've been using the 1675, but it's so big and annoying and I feel like that new HA1180 has got to be an easier ride, at least once I'm up. I tried paddling it up the other day without success. so is this foil gonna work?!? I bought it dreaming of using it to glide from bump to bump, hovering for miles in a downwind direction. I just need to get it up on foil, so I took it out on a small wave day at Nahant to see what it's like, and I ended up getting so much more than I was hoping for! I got the bug. this video is fresh, this stuff is real, I''m stoked to do more. so good. things are finally connecting!

gear ridden this sesh:
107L Armstrong DW board
HA1180 foil
795 HM mast, 11 in track
60 fuse
220 Glide stab (blue shim)
XL SprintX Black Project Paddle
5:4 Mahulu Stormrider wetsuit
Kaohi double coil grip leash & padded belt
Solite 8mm Custom 2.0 booties