You gotta come Origin-al!

Great forecast finally, and I get to go to the lake. Thought I might try the Catalyst 14 but by the time I'd pumped it up, I thought the wind was too much. Happy.

So out comes the XB10... yes should be fine so I head out on the Origin for the first time!

Quick review of the 2013 Ocean Rodeo Origin

• Does everything really well, very easy to ride
• Almost no spray in the face!
• Very little spray on my back leg!
• Don't like the straps - cover my toes too much but not the "meat" of my foot and... well, I don't like 'em
• Strong points are easy planing and upwind-ability
• Also handles chop nicely
• Wish it was orange :(

So it's gonna be good I think, I nice all-round free-ride board! Happy.

Had fun on the Origin, then the wind dropped off and and people came in for a break and I could feel it light, so I grab the Dialer and had some fun on that.

Wind feels like it's up again so I jump back on the Origin, but I'm at the bottom end of the wind range for the gear, so I just do some simple rotations and transitions...

Sun is going down... I'm the last on the water. Good session! Happy.

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Moment of the day was the effortless first big boost on the Origin! Oh no it wasn't... it was doing the kite-loop hand-drag back-rotations and not getting dunked and dragged.
Mood of the session was very satisfied.

Weather was reported as 10 to 14 knots, gusts to 20; 28˚C at 66%.
Wind felt like just going upwind powered to good powered... but not for long :(

What I learned today...

• I might have solved my "small board" problem
• I might have solved my "travel board" problem... I think the Origin has enough bottom end to allow me to use my small bag :)
• There seems to be a trick to carving the Dialer hard... but I can't describe the feeling cos I can't remember it really :D
• I was out on a 10. Everyone else was out on a 10. Goddam!
• Thorns in my foot are picked up on the path between the trees. Bugger!