Waves at Juno

[jespin4845]

Today at Juno I was on a 12m in what windfinder says 18-20 knots, im still a beginner but started getting upwind last session but it was pretty flat and easy, well today the waves were just kicking my butt...

I saw alot of people on 10’s-8’s, i was possibly overpowered and just getting blown downwind and should have been on a 9?

but anyways what is the best way to get upwind in the large waves in Juno on a twin tip? Just go out perpendicular and on the way back in drive back upwind or what?

While i basically got my butt kicked for about 45 min and prob drank a gallon of salt water body dragging to my board today, i got a couple of good tacks, but overall was pretty exhausted and bummed with the session