Well you're right about the wallowing.
Went out in non ideal conditions with high tide, gusty, lots of disorganized chop and 7.0. Got it flying but didn't quite get it under control before crashing a few times. Definitely felt the looseness in yaw. I'll have to give it a go in flat water.
Finally got a stable flight and a jibe attempt on the 930. It was marginal with the 7.0, so I ended up switching to the 926. Pretty big difference in the lower end between the two from what I could tell, but maybe my pumping skills have decayed a bit during the summer.
It didn't seem to lose as much speed in that jibe compared to the 926, but I'll need more runs. More twitchy than the 926 for sure but cruising in light wind, it was fine in flat water. Was extra careful popping out of the rear footstrap on entry, but it ended up being not a big deal.
I think I need solid wind to really shake it out and get a feel for it. Too much time slogging vs. on the 926 today.
Man. It's been a tough past month. Got some storm damage and missed most of the good wind lately due to hauling around flooring and preparing for contractors and insurance. Not what I prefer...
Got a small session in yesterday in a protected low tide area where it was flat and got a few runs in on the wing with my 7.0. Still taking some getting used to but once up the pumping feels more fluid and it feels like I have a lot more pitch control and sensitivity.
What surprised me even more was how quickly I felt like I dipped into jibes and came out with a lot of speed, just losing it when I touched water on the last quarter of the turn after the flip, but I feel the potential. Maybe next weekend if there's still wind.
5.6 conditions today. Went out first to tweak the sail settings on the 926 front then swapped in the 930. Had a few good runs of flight time with the 930, even had a good jibe with it on my second try, but the bottom was not there to get on foil. It may have been improved with better pumping on my part but I went with the 926 and immediately spent most of my time on foil again. Rode some waves and even had a good jibe out in the swells.
If it only had a touch more bottom end I would've stayed on the 930.