I've been doing much better on my pop up and catching waves. My local beach break is very unforgiving, it gets big, and closes out quickly. So I've been venturing off to softer breaks. I had a lot of success at beacons on Monday.
It was very special to me because I was in company of like 60 dolphins. It was magical! They surfed the waves, swam around me, and we're friendly yet curious. I have been averaging at least 2 - 4 waves a hour, and I usually stay in the water for 2 hours. I also have stepped up my days, where i was consistent with 2 days a week, now im doing 3 to 4 days.
The Aipa Big Brother Stinger has helped me greatly because it's so buoyant. Cheers!