First session on my new home made XL slalom board.  Forecast was for 10-15 picking up to 15-20 but when I arrived it had already filled in.  So took the HD 83 (150L!!!) with the 6.9 and 38 SL@ as my mast for the 7.7 is out of action. 

I was a little nervous as I am trying a few new things on this board for the tail and bottom shape.  First run out and I breathed a sigh of relief, she was nice and slippery, the non adjustable twin screw straps were perfect and the rails were comfy.  I motored upwind and settled in for a few hours.  This was to be a real world board that planed early, allowed bigger guys to plane out of all their gybes but still hang in there when it picks up and gets rough - all boxes ticked.  I was having too much fun to plug the 112 in and the arms were blowing out so I called it a day.  NM had a gybe and there werent any hours with all the footstrap and mast base adjustments.  Looking forward to trying the board closer to the middle of its sail range.

HD Customs Slalom 83 - M1 6.9 - SL2 38

Boggy Lake 15-20